Made for Graphic Designers
Control Versions From Draft to Final Files
Also useful for: people in Designers
90 min
Advanced
Creative Planning
Get Organized
Build a dependable version trail that separates live drafts, review files, approved artwork, delivery files, and archived branches.
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Use this when
You're managing several rounds of design feedback, inheriting a messy project folder, preparing final delivery, or unsure which file the client approved.
You'll need
- Project name
- Current project state
- File inventory
- Storage locations
- Naming constraints
- Feedback and approval evidence
- People involved
- Final delivery requirements
You'll get
- Every active project file recorded in the version register
- Every review file linked to its source file where known
- Every approval tied to an exact version or marked unresolved
- One release candidate clearly identified
- Final package contents checked against delivery requirements
- Superseded branches removed from the active production path
By the end of this playbook
You will have:
- Every active project file recorded in the version register
- Every review file linked to its source file where known
- Every approval tied to an exact version or marked unresolved
- One release candidate clearly identified
- Final package contents checked against delivery requirements
- Superseded branches removed from the active production path
Sample
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Sample input
Project: Northline Coffee spring packaging refresh State: Approved with final production pending Files: NC-2417_v7.ai, NC-2417_v8.ai, Review_03.pdf, Review_03B.pdf, FINAL_Label.pdf, two packaged folders, and web JPGs Approval: "Option B is approved once the ingredients line is corrected." Delivery: Packaged Illustrator source, outlined CMYK PDF, RGB JPGs, linked photos, font list, and readme
Sample assembled prompt
Release candidate: NC-2417_Label-B_v09_RC_2026-09-25.ai Approval status: Conditional. Review_03.pdf received approval subject to an... The corrected Review_03B.pdf has no explicit... Safe to proceed: - Inventory and...