How to create a project?
A project can be created in one of two places.
You can click "Create project" in the Quick Actions box on your Studio Dashboard:
or go to your Projects tab and click "+ Add Project" in the top right corner:
Pro Tip: You can also create a project with Max's help. Find out more by clicking here.
Once you've selected to create a project from the Dashboard or add a project on the Projects tab, a New Project dialog box pops up:
Pro Tip: You can also choose to create your project from one of your project templates. To find out more about project templates and how to apply a template when creating a project, click here.
New Project Information
As you scroll down within the New Project dialog box, you'll see a number of different sections. You can add information to any or all of these sections.
The only information that is required to create your project is a project name. You can choose to add all other information later.
Feature Image
The first section is the Feature Image. Here, you can choose to add a feature image to the project. You can do this by clicking "Add New Image" to upload an image OR by clicking "Select from Media Gallery" to use an image that you already have in your studio.
If you do not choose a feature image, your studio logo will be used in its place.
Find out more about how to use your studio's media gallery by clicking here.
Project Details
The next section is the Project Details. Here, you'll enter the project name (required), start date, end date, budget, environmental budget, project location, and project description.
You can also choose whether your project is Published or Unpublished at creation. Projects default to Unpublished.
Pro Tip: A published project can be seen by all of the clients and view-only team members who on that project. If you don't want them to see the project yet, make sure it is unpublished.
Tags
After the project details comes the Tags section. You can choose to add a tag to the overall project to make it easier to find in your projects list down the road.
Project Features
The Project Features section allows you to toggle on the features you'd like to use in your project. You can have these features all on, all off, or mix-and-match. Project Feature toggles default to off.
Appointments: You can easily let your clients book appointments directly in your studio by embedding your calendar software. Mydoma Studio works with Calendly, Acuity, Google. If you'd like to embed another software please email us info@mydomastudio.com.
Files & Media: Create shareable folders that can be just about anything from files to embed code to a video URL. Files need to be saved as a pdf, doc, docx, skp, xls, xlsx, dwg, numbers, zip, jpg, jpeg, png, gif, webp file. You can have as many or as few groups as you like. You can upload multiple files to a file group, too.
Design Boards: Create multiple dynamic design boards with products, images, and text to visualize a project and its inspiration.
Notes: Stay organized with project related notes and checklists that you and your clients can view or edit. You can share notes and checklists with your clients or just create them for the team!
Proposals: Create proposals for clients to view and approve.
Questionnaires: You can easily let your clients fill out questionnaires directly in your studio by embedding your questionnaires from another software. Mydoma Studio works with Google Forms, JotForm, and Survey Monkey. If you'd like to embed another software please email us info@mydomastudio.com.
Files & Media
You can choose to add Files & Media folders during the project creation process by clicking on the + icon:
Templates
In the Templates section, you can add contract, questionnaire, or tasks from your templates. Click on Select template box to select one or more of your templates to add to the project.
Pro Tip: Templates are a great way to save time and ensure consistency. Click here to find out more.
Clients & Team Members
The last two sections are where you can add clients and team members to the project. To add people to the project, click on the person icon:
You can scroll through the list of people or type a name into the search box:
Once you have added the person to the project, create the project by clicking the "Create Project" button:
The last step is to choose where in your project you would like to start and then click "Let's Go"
Please note: If your project does not have all of the same menu options shown in the image above, it means that those features were not toggled on for your project.
Click the pencil icon next to the project name to toggle features on or off.
If you need any additional support, click the question mark in the upper right-hand corner to chat with a member of our team.
Happy designing!