A structured space to organise the references worth keeping and make them easier to revisit, compare and use.
Your Idea Dump was for collecting without overthinking. This section is where you start creating structure.
Move the references worth exploring into your library, organise them by type and keep enough context to understand why you saved them in the first place.
The goal isn’t to keep everything. It’s to build a library you can actually use.
Your Reference Library is where you start editing what you collected.
Review your references regularly and use the views above to decide what deserves to stay in your creative process.
When a reference matters, add a few words in Why I saved this.
You might be responding to a color combination, a material, a type treatment, a composition, a photographic style, a shape or simply a detail you want to remember.
A useful reference is one you can understand again three weeks from now.
Don’t wait until your library feels perfect. Once you’ve started reducing the noise and noticing recurring ideas, you’re ready for the next step.