Google Documents and Calendar to keep track of schedules.

b. What do you use for managing the proofing (feedback) process and edits?

Google docs does a good job at this. Comments can be color coded.

c. What process or tool do you use to get approval on projects?

Doing mood boards can help early on. They can be quick to make
and get the client inspired. As well they shape the direction and thought process for the project as well as involve the client in the creative process early on and get a sense of their tastes.

d. What problems do you face in using your current processes?
Dang good question. Can vary on the client and job. Thankfully, problems have been few and far between. Though yes, it’s good to find them so we can learn from them. Hence, the importance of keeping a business journal.

e. Which tools / apps do you wish would communicate with each other?
I’d like more integration between apple apps and google apps. It’s getting better and generally is ok, but still could be improved.

We would LOVE to have Basecamp provide a way to send files out from their file tab to ProofHQ. However, they seem to be fairly firm on only allowing companies to integrate inbound to them.

Based on your comments we made a number of changes:
1. We automatically push the Miniproof into a message in Basecamp.
2. We now put all comments/replies from the proof in Basecamp.
3. We have single sign-on from the Miniproof in Basecamp to proofHQ and back again, sos everything is seamless for the client.

Hope that this helps and thanks for the feedback.

a. Which tool do you use (if any) to collaborate on projects?
I’ve thought about looking at Google and email. However if it’s sensitive, I prefer face to face, and then I use code words in emails. Paranoid? Yes. But the stuff I’m working on is huge!

b. What do you use for managing the proofing (feedback) process and edits?
I’m really old school…faxes or emails. I’m not designing a lot full time, but I’m managing businesses with critical info. Face to Face makes most sense right now.

c. What process or tool do you use to get approval on projects?
Fax usually

d. What problems do you face in using your current processes?
Realizing if there’s a safe, secure way to do it online, I’ll jump on board.

e. Which tools / apps do you wish would communicate with each other? Since I don’t have current use of these apps, my answer is NA

b. What do you use for managing the proofing (feedback) process and edits?
Usually email/sending PDF’s, but am testing Get Sign Up & loving the feedback / markup feature on http://getbackboard.com

c. What process or tool do you use to get approval on projects?
Basecamp or Email

d. What problems do you face in using your current processes?
Need more integration with all my apps – currently I use too many & I need to get better about using the same exact process for EVERY client no matter how big or small the company is.

e. Which tools / apps do you wish would communicate with each other?
Basecamp & Backboard

b. What do you use for managing the proofing (feedback) process and edits?
We are a web development agency, so we have our own internal servers for staging web sites and handling the proofing process.

c. What process or tool do you use to get approval on projects?
Staging servers and email.

d. What problems do you face in using your current processes?
Email is limiting in that there really isn’t a way for clients to “sign off” on a site. And the nature of web development means the site is always changing, so what they approved one day will be different the next.

cheers

It’s pretty convenient, but still involves you uploading your files to ProofHQ first, which I’m not a fan of. Since our business is run through Basecamp, we have to upload files to Basecamp first, and if it’s a proof, then ProofHQ as well. So it’s two files in two different places, twice as much work.

I’d rather put files on Basecamp and designate them as “proofs” and them *magically* being available for proofing :) I know it’s a stretch, but…