TL;DR
What did u/I_Thot_So use Claude for?
An in-house photo studio lead used Claude to build a searchable style guide and reference tool that connects to the company's asset library and exports shot guides, file names and metadata. Before, they updated the same style guide across a dozen InDesign files or kept hundreds in one PDF. Now guides are cross-referenced, so one update changes every relevant page.
What they did
They used Claude to vibe code a style guide builder and reference library connected to their DAM's API. You can drop in past shots or new images, crop and scale them, and filter guides by brand, retailer and product type. It exports full guides or single shot references as PDF or JPG for Trello cards, and a spreadsheet of file names per their naming convention plus bulk-upload metadata.
How it went
Before, they updated the same style guide across a dozen InDesign files or kept hundreds in one PDF. Now guides are cross-referenced, so one update changes every relevant page.
Worth knowing
- It is a custom in-house tool built on their own DAM's API, so it needs access to that API and someone willing to build and maintain it.
- Price check: Claude: free plan; Pro: US$20/month, or US$17/month on a yearly plan (US$200/year) (checked Nov 1, 2026); Trello: free plan; Standard: US$6/month, or US$5/month on a yearly plan (US$60/year) (checked Oct 26, 2026).
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Try it yourself
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Help me build a simple web app for photo style guides. Each guide has a brand, retailer, product type and a set of reference images I can upload, crop and reorder. I need search and filters, PDF export of a guide, and a CSV export of file names built from this pattern: [pattern]. Start with the data structure and a plan.
Original post
See u/I_Thot_So's original post on Reddit → (Oct 21, 2026)
Sources
- u/I_Thot_So on Reddit, Oct 21, 2026 — the original post
- Claude pricing — checked Nov 1, 2026
- Trello pricing — checked Oct 26, 2026