layout-final-v3-final-srsly-takeitorleaveitmotherfucker.psd

I tend to use:

clientname_home-v1a.psd - The use of letters and numbers helps keep revision naming tighter.

I use layervault.

I haven't had to name a file something-final.psd in quite some time. Seems archaic now.

I use LayerVault and never have to name my files anything funky. Just layout.psd

I only need one file also :P

I've recently been using Kerem Suer's naming conventions and it works pretty well. http://dribbble.com/shots/1131013-Naming/attachments/144887

We use a folder called 'Final', this avoids adding 'final' to the filename. Additionally on Mac we color the folder green. But be careful, people on PC won't see this. As for versioning, Dropbox keeps versions every time you save and we work for 100% on Dropbox all the time so our stuff is always backed-up.

I created a small script that takes the pain out of adding "final" to the end of your files, and automates it for you. You should totally use that instead of naming conventions ; )

https://gist.github.com/jenius/2578977

In a more serious vein, you should honestly never use filenames for versioning. If you want versioning, we have version control systems these days. For example, git or layervault.

projectnamev1.0YYYYMMDD.psd - WIP projectnamev1.0YYYYMMDD-final.psd - Final

Good communication with the customer tells me when something is "final". Once I've named a file "-final.psd" and there's any changes made, then I increment the version number in the filename - "projectnamev1.1YYYYMMDD.psd"

Lots of profanity

A folder named yearmonthday-client-project, with files named yearmonthdate-project.extension

fasdf.psd fdsafasdf.psd fdsfads-v1.psd fkjfdsklafjdsa2(1).psd fkjfdsklafjdsa2(2).psd ohgodsomanyfiles.psd

(jk)

layervault, and for misc other files: yyyymmdd-filename-versionnum.extension

ex: 20130724-contract-v3.pdf 20130724-contract-final.pdf 20130724-expenses.pdf

I do yymmdd first so the useful bits of my filenames all left-align, and so it's easy to sort chronologically by filename.

Homepage-V1-MM Homepage-V1-R2-MM Product-Single-V1-R5-MM ...

I'm pretty surprised the majority here doesn't include their initials in the file name.

What is the rationale behind using hyphens or underscores in place of spaces to name psds?

I go with client name + job # + project name + round #

So it I had my 4th project with Oakley for banners designers...

OAK004BANNERDES_RD2.psd

I always use folders to help keep everything structure. Client > Project > Design > File

They usually appears as ProjectPlatformContentVersion.psd DisneyWebLanding0.1.psd

Final final namings is a schoolboy error and should be avoided.

I usually go for something like:

projectnamehomeDDMMYYWIP.psd (work in progress) projectnamehomeDDMMYYAW.psd (final artwork)

It might seem overkill putting the date in there but I find it easier than referring to creation dates in the file meta data.

If I end up creating multiple iterations on single day, I just add 01, 02 etc to the end of the file name.

When folders start getting messy, I just dump all the old WIP files in a sub-folder called "WIP".

Clientnamehome01.psd and then going a number up after each client review, in that way the final version is always the highest number. This does mean that if it's decided that after you show version 12, that 06 is much better, you have to save 06 as 13, but that's a small price to pay to avoid final_final.