My references were split across four apps, so I built ArtDeck

Last November I was working on concepts for a personal game project. My references were in PureRef, my links were in Notion, I was checking things in Photoshop and painting in Procreate. Two devices, three screens, four different tools for what was really one activity.

So I built ArtDeck: one native reference board for images, video, GIFs, links, notes and PDFs. It works offline and syncs through your own iCloud across iPhone, iPad and Mac.

The part I wanted most wasn’t another place to collect things. It was being able to study them where I saved them: values, palettes, composition, angles, proportions and motion, directly on the board.

It’s a one-time purchase, with no account or subscription.

I built it from a drawing workflow, but that’s only one use for it. Would your first board be for references, a design project, a moodboard, research, or something else?