A public, static visual browser for a private taste-memory system.
Ray Refs is an are.na-ish board for keeping reference images, screenshots, watchlist items, and taste evidence in one compact place. It is deliberately image-first: quiet metadata, stable R### IDs, no social-feed sludge.
Open it: https://raysvitla.github.io/refs/
- Refs grid — compact masonry board for visual references.
- Watchlist — films, anime, series, games, books, and other “check later” drops; enriched cards use canonical posters/covers and source-labeled ratings.
- Tools — useful apps, services, AI/media utilities, and workflows to try or remember, with clean website/product screenshots, short descriptions, and direct
open tool ↗buttons. - Taste graph — interactive map of refs, tags, and collections.
- Stable IDs — every item gets a copyable
R###code for future prompts and reviews. - Static deploy — no backend, no account, no tracking layer; just HTML and assets.
Most personal reference boards rot into folders called inspo_final_2. This one keeps the useful bits:
- the original image/file,
- collection and tag context,
- aesthetic signals,
- short “why it hits” notes,
- a fast public browser for phone/laptop use.
It is less “portfolio” and more taste memory: evidence for future design, writing, product, music, and visual work.
This repo is the public static mirror only.
index.html # generated live browser
assets/ray-refs-preview.svg # README preview graphic
assets/originals/... # public-safe archived refs
The canonical source/generator lives in a private repo so personal notes and raw intake context do not leak. Sensible boundary, not secrecy theatre.
The board contains reference material, screenshots, and images preserved for personal taste research. Media rights remain with their original creators/rightsholders. If something here is yours and you want it removed, open an issue or ping Ray.
Steal the pattern:
- keep originals,
- assign stable IDs,
- write useful tags instead of vibeslop,
- generate a static board,
- keep private notes private,
- publish only the clean mirror.
That is the whole trick. Annoyingly effective.
Code, docs, and the static-site shell in this mirror are MIT licensed. See LICENSE.
Media under assets/originals/ is reference material and is not covered by the MIT license unless explicitly stated. Rights remain with the original creators/rightsholders.