saulrosenbaum.com / Instant Project Hierarchy

I’ve mentioned Quicksilver in the past, it’s a hugely handy utility that makes using a Mac even more of a joy, what follows is my favorite timesaver, leveraging the power of the unix mkdir command with the speed and simplicity of Quicksilver. 99% of my projects start with me creating the following folder hierarchy:

Project Name
- client_assets: (hold all client provided materials)
- vc_assets: (holds all my created or collected assets)
- build: (the root of the project build)
— img : (webready image assets)
— ast: (js, css, etc.)

Nothing hugely exciting, but that’s the bones of a project, and the key to consistency - here’s how simple mkdir makes it: (Note the linebreak ¬)

mkdir -p ~/Desktop/Project\ Name/ ¬
{client_assets,vc_assets,build/{img,ast}}

I know it looks intimidating, but it’s not like I have to type it ever again, that’s where QS comes in - using the ‘Run Command in Shell’ action and saving the whole thing as a trigger - and BAM! I’m a project-folder-making sensei.