The ReferenceCatcher

The ReferenceCatcher helps you capture real-world references you stumble upon — a fold pattern on clothing that could inspire character design, a layout from a café menu that resembles a UI grid, a color pairing on a billboard, or an object silhouette worth sketching later. The interface resembles a clean workspace with soft labels and neat modular tiles, evoking the feeling of a designer’s reference wall. To log a reference, you pick the reference type (shape, layout, color combo, object detail), attach a quick description, categorize it (character, UI, environment, prop), and add an optional tag like “sketch later” or “use for palette.” Entries appear as structured reference cards. The overview offers category filters and simple bar charts showing which reference types you notice most. The Inspiration Strip feature aligns today’s references in chronological order, forming a visual track of your daily design cues.