How do I become better at the details?
I get so excited about the big picture and the smart campaign strategy, but then I’ll accidentally layout the print ad in RGB.

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I think creating checklists for yourself might be very helpful. Number the essential steps/details of different workflows, then list them out in a doc and make it easily accessible. Print it out and have it up, or save in google docs. There’s no shame in that; whatever it takes to get the job done right for *you* is important!

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Second this idea ^. Also talking to other people about their process helps. Everyone has different shortcuts and sets up their files differently - I'm sure someone has some secrets they'd be down to trade you for some of your big picture thinking.

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Hmmmm. I mean that’s usually the first step of the process, to create the art board. Maybe have a checklist asking yourself to set appropriately at the start of a project when things might be slower.

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You could also just become an art director! they seem suck at details

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Well for print items it helps to have a checklist to go through when you are finalizing. Preflight panel does a lot of those steps (I have several preflight profiles for different types of print - billboards, ads, etc), check dpi, image color spaces etc there in that panel. Run spell check. Do a find/replace for double spaces and dumb quotes. Doublecheck your bleeds are all pulled completely. The more thorough your final process the better. And remember to always do a collect on those files.

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Devil is in the details and even when you’re higher up the chain, it’s still there. Try to be as thorough as possible in whatever you touch.

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