


Next was to save all related files onto a Zip disk -the QuarkXpress document file, native Illustrator and Photoshop files, and fonts - and pack that into the FedEx package. Then we folded all the proofs and color separations into a FedEx Envelope or Box. I would scramble with the rest of the design team to print out press proofs for a project. There were deadline nights in the art department - back when Friends and Party of Five were on network television. Somewhere between the days of floppy disks, magnetic tape and CD storage, the Zip disk was a practical way to transfer files from art department to pre-press department.
Then you will need to find a Zip drive that will connect with a USB port in order to salvage any data. these days you will have to scavenge Amazon or eBay to locate a Zip disk. Once the preferred removable storage device for young graphic designers - now, well.
