: Catalog Illustrator Work I am wondering about ways of cataloging the work I do in Illustrator. I was thinking to use Adobe Lightroom by exporting my final AI files as JPEGs(for instance) and

@Murray976

If you have Adobe Indesign as many do these days via the CC subscription, Just create a new InDesign document. Set up a grid of image frames and link each frame to a different .ai file (or even to an artboard within an .ai file).


You can export the InDesign file as a PDF (or epub, html, etc) for quick reference.
Open the InDesign file, option-double-click any of the links and it'll open the Illustrator file.
When an .ai file is changed, the associated link in inDesign will update (or ask you if you want to update it).
You can even include figure captions in the InDesign file to include the name of the Illustrator file and other file specific data. (Via Object > Captions)


This method does not require any extra work on the .ai files or the creation of additional jpgs or other formats. It'll work with the .ai files as they are.

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@Angela777

I would use Filemaker - I know its expensive, but it is the "Non-programmer's Programming Program" You can create virtually any type of database to file, catalog, organize, Group, find, show, etc. and you can design it anyway you want. I made a database for my Job intake and invoices. another to catalog all our halloween decorations, and another for all of our design projects. The databases can cross-referrence and Autofill among other things. but best of all you can create one as simple or complicated as you want.

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