Many Contributors. One Archive.
Since the last entry, Upload Receipt became Upload Expense — and grew into two connected prototypes. One for the collection manager who keeps the financial record, one for the contributors who do the work. This entry is about building both sides, and about the moment the project turns from designing workflows to validating them.
Jul 5, 2026 · 10 min read
Building the Financial History of a Vehicle
The Upload Receipt workflow transforms an ordinary receipt or invoice into a permanent, structured record — treating every expense as evidence in a vehicle's story, not simply a transaction to be filed away.
Jun 24, 2026 · 12 min read
Establishing the Product Architecture
This update establishes the operational foundation of the archive: a new Operations Hub for managing activities across a collection, organized into Vehicles, Activities, Financials, and Documents.
Jun 10, 2026 · 6 min read
Documenting Vehicles Before Acquisition
This release focused on a part of the collector vehicle lifecycle that is often overlooked: the evaluation process that takes place before acquisition.
May 22, 2026 · 5 min read
Building the Foundation
Why the first decision in Collector Archives wasn't about vehicles at all. It was the design system, and the restraint that shapes everything built on it.
May 3, 2026 · 6 min readNo entries match.
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