not SO plain

If you are like me and like the idea of having the color coded office with similar files all filed under the same color (which makes things really easy to find later), then you might also like this idea: just use many color sharpies to color code your files. Manilla files are so much less expensive that you can feel a little more free to write ON them (gasp!) and when they get overly destroyed over time - easily replace them. They look neat and - with the label being color coded - still help you stay organized!