How the hell do you organize trace paper!? Its just everywhere in the office because we have half a dozen projects in schematic design, and it drives me nuts! Has anyone figured out a way to store/organize this stuff? Its all different sizes and blows away when you walk by, and I'm going crazy. I need everything in labeled binders and folders nicely organized on a shelf, and I can't for the life of me figured out how to stop suffocating in a pit of trace paper, and put some order to the chaos. Somebody help.
citizen
Mar 22, 13 7:18 pm
Trim to a standard size or two... which means keeping your sketching within those general size boundaries (8.5x11, 11x17, etc). Or don't trim, but fold to those standard sizes.
bowling_ball
Mar 22, 13 8:22 pm
Use a binder. Three hole punch the trace, then fold to fit the binder. Citizen's advice helps. Right now I'm working on a 24"x36" piece of trace... Having a huge scanner really helps with the archiving.
accesskb
Mar 22, 13 11:08 pm
use an artists portfolio/binder
wurdan freo
Mar 22, 13 11:27 pm
Use the round file!
Through that shit in the trash.
Welcome to 1999.
saimgee123
Mar 23, 13 4:49 am
I think artists portfolio/binder is best way to organize these trace papers perfectly.
asocialcelebrity
Mar 28, 13 4:38 pm
Where I work, they're a bit anal.
We code the drawing, take a photo of it, print it as an 11"x17" to place in a binder (though now we're going paperless finally!), and then roll the original trace up in a cardboard tube with the same code number. We can usually fit quite a few in each tube, so it's pretty easy to organize. Extremely tedious, but they're pretty easy to find should we need them and if the binders are organized by project half the time we don't even have to pull the drawing if the clarity of the print was good enough. It's been a lifesaver, because clutter drives me insane.
gwharton
Mar 28, 13 5:33 pm
Get a bunch of 11x17 manila folders. Use them to hold trace for a particular project or phase together. Stack on desk or in flat file as necessary.
KellyHCM
Jan 19, 21 5:30 pm
Hello! Looking for tips to preserve sketches/drawings on trace. Does anyone have proven techniques for: archiving in storage as well as displaying on a wall to preserve these? Thanks!
apscoradiales
Jan 19, 21 5:53 pm
...very effective!
atelier nobody
Jan 19, 21 6:05 pm
I use a push pin.
archanonymous
Jan 19, 21 7:27 pm
burn it.
curtkram
Jan 19, 21 9:34 pm
i put pdfs in file folders so others can easily see the history of the project as well as myself.
caramelhighrise
Jan 21, 21 8:47 pm
Is there a reason to keep the hardcopies? When I have important trace paper drawings I scan and save them to a dedicated sketches/scans folder or other appropriate place, then shred or toss the original unless I want to keep it for sentimental reasons (lol yeah right). Having one copy buried in a cabinet doesn't do anyone a favor.
KellyHCM
Jan 25, 21 3:20 pm
Thanks, everyone. We scan/file electronically as well. I'd like to hang some trace up on our walls as part of office decor. Have you found any glass display options (with trace sandwiched between glass) that you like? Also, does anyone know how long trace sketches will last (yes, for sentimentality). Thanks!
atelier nobody
Jan 25, 21 3:34 pm
How long they'll last is dependent on what medium you drew them with.
On the fence
Jan 25, 21 4:05 pm
I'm still trying to figure out what to do with my 2b vs Hb pencil shavings.
How the hell do you organize trace paper!? Its just everywhere in the office because we have half a dozen projects in schematic design, and it drives me nuts! Has anyone figured out a way to store/organize this stuff? Its all different sizes and blows away when you walk by, and I'm going crazy. I need everything in labeled binders and folders nicely organized on a shelf, and I can't for the life of me figured out how to stop suffocating in a pit of trace paper, and put some order to the chaos. Somebody help.
Trim to a standard size or two... which means keeping your sketching within those general size boundaries (8.5x11, 11x17, etc). Or don't trim, but fold to those standard sizes.
Use a binder. Three hole punch the trace, then fold to fit the binder. Citizen's advice helps. Right now I'm working on a 24"x36" piece of trace... Having a huge scanner really helps with the archiving.
use an artists portfolio/binder
Use the round file!
Through that shit in the trash.
Welcome to 1999.
I think artists portfolio/binder is best way to organize these trace papers perfectly.
Where I work, they're a bit anal.
We code the drawing, take a photo of it, print it as an 11"x17" to place in a binder (though now we're going paperless finally!), and then roll the original trace up in a cardboard tube with the same code number. We can usually fit quite a few in each tube, so it's pretty easy to organize. Extremely tedious, but they're pretty easy to find should we need them and if the binders are organized by project half the time we don't even have to pull the drawing if the clarity of the print was good enough. It's been a lifesaver, because clutter drives me insane.
Get a bunch of 11x17 manila folders. Use them to hold trace for a particular project or phase together. Stack on desk or in flat file as necessary.
Hello! Looking for tips to preserve sketches/drawings on trace. Does anyone have proven techniques for: archiving in storage as well as displaying on a wall to preserve these? Thanks!
...very effective!
I use a push pin.
burn it.
i put pdfs in file folders so others can easily see the history of the project as well as myself.
Is there a reason to keep the hardcopies? When I have important trace paper drawings I scan and save them to a dedicated sketches/scans folder or other appropriate place, then shred or toss the original unless I want to keep it for sentimental reasons (lol yeah right). Having one copy buried in a cabinet doesn't do anyone a favor.
Thanks, everyone. We scan/file electronically as well. I'd like to hang some trace up on our walls as part of office decor. Have you found any glass display options (with trace sandwiched between glass) that you like? Also, does anyone know how long trace sketches will last (yes, for sentimentality). Thanks!
How long they'll last is dependent on what medium you drew them with.
I'm still trying to figure out what to do with my 2b vs Hb pencil shavings.