every folc. job moves through the same thirteen stages, in order. the kind of project changes; the spine doesn't. it's the shape that makes the work predictable to plan and hard to drop between hands. below is what happens at each stage.
the call
someone in a studio has more work than people, and a date that won't move. that's when folc. hears from them.
joining the team
folc. slots into the studio the client already runs, not around it. same tools, same slack, same tracker.
the site visit
before anything gets built, someone walks the space. the drawing tells you half of it.
setting up
the documents matrix, tracker, spec sheet, contact sheet. one place everyone reads from.
plan and brief
this is where the job is won or lost. brief the job, not the ask. every question that isn't asked here shows up later, at higher cost.
onboarding the artworkers
the people doing the work get the brief, the templates, the naming conventions, and the deadline behind the deadline.
approval
nothing goes to a supplier unsigned. approval sits after the artwork is ready and before it goes out, because a supplier can't unmake a mistake.
artwork to suppliers
files out, clean, in the format each supplier actually needs. proofs back. checked against spec.
install
the work leaves the studio and starts existing in the space. the site visit earns its keep here, or doesn't.
live
the days the work is up. what everyone else has been working towards.
keep or store or recycle
after the last day, decisions get made piece by piece. every one of them logged.
de-rig
gear off the walls, cases packed, the last van loading. tidy, so the venue takes folc. back next time.
close
the job ends properly. files archived, invoices raised, reconciliation done, notes captured. close is where next year's call starts.
the shape doesn't move. same thirteen stages, in order, on every job folc. runs. it starts with a phone call or an email. no brief needed to make it.
no pitch process. no qualification questions.