Spreadsheet design tracking?

[C-her]

I posted on my blog today about how I make a spreadsheet (with pictures) for each of my designs. I have 4 tabs
1. Cover sheet with progress pictures
2. Labor $
3. Supplies list with costs
4. Notes page.
If interested, my blog is: http://daisyhillstudio.art.blog
Just FYI my job life was creating, reading and analyzing spreadsheets for businesses. Being creative was my soul work. I love both activities as it uses both left and right brain.

 

[Artyczar]

What a GREAT idea C-her! I love this! Why is your hourly rate so low though? What kind of spreadsheet program is this? Awsome help. Thanks for posting this.

 

[C-her]

What a GREAT idea C-her! I love this! Why is your hourly rate so low though? What kind of spreadsheet program is this? Awsome help. Thanks for posting this.

I have the hourly as a fake for the picture.
This one is in Apple Numbers program. Altered for my designing. I originally used MS Excel (which I prefer) but went all Apple a few years ago. Was kind of fun learning a new program, must keep the right brain busy because the left one is busy all the time.
Thanks for the reply.

 

[MurrayG]

Does the spreadsheet include, staring at the paper imagining or mind gaming the process of what I am a out to explore ?
I find my process too fluid to nail down like that. That said I'm also from a Lab and database programming place ... And i frequently sat staring into space " mapping" a job

 

[Artyczar]

I am also from a database brain. I also sit forever between brush strokes making (sometimes needless) decisions.

I use a database to keep track of my completed work and it started out on a spreadsheet of sorts, but later needed to be converted into a relational database. What a hug difference that made my whole life easier. C-her's data on hourly time could essentially be incorporated into such a thing. Interesting thought.

 

[navigupta]

Interesting Idea, C-her!!! Like this. I also use the database to keep track of my completed work.