: Illustrator: Renaming and layers or not? It may very well be a subjective question, but, is it a good habit not to rename <Group> and <Compound Path> layers? My main hesitation

@Berumen635

It is a BAD habit to not rename your layers. Regardless of whether they're simple or complex, grouped or solitary, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera - you should always name your layers!

When you need to get something done quickly, there are few things more annoying than opening a PSD or AI file with dozens of unnamed layers and objects. When this happens, there is no easy way to get right to the work you need to do - whether it be slicing for production, or just making modifications. You instead have to familiarize yourself with the programmatic structure of the document instead of simply working with the artistic elements of the document.

Even if you don't work with any other artists or developers, do it for yourself. If you ever have to revisit that file (and it will undoubtedly happen long after you've forgotten the intimate details of the composition), you will be happy you did.

Update:

I see what you're saying now, and I second Alan's recommendation about prefixing/tokenizing the objects. Perhaps rename something to "Group: {Description}" or something similar.

I frequently have constructs like this:

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