1. 80% Rule: if you use something 80% of the time, it should be in your template file.
Avoid putting everything in your template file, especially if you work on multiple project typologies. You just end up filling your project with items you do not need and it’s not easy to go through and purge them out without taking everything. Save your staff the hassle by putting in items that they use all the time and store other project specific items in another file that they can copy/paste from. This keeps your project nice and lean.
2. Starting Page: if you zoom extents and you can’t read it, you have too much information in it.
This is the first thing people see when they open the project. If it’s a blur of information they will move on. Keep it clean and concise, you only have seconds before staff move onto other tasks, what do you want to stand out to them?
What it should be:
- A quick reference for important information like next deadline
- Give staff a heads up if there is a…