Need help with work flow and possible application

[rhett7660]

So here is what I have been doing:

Old way: Used evernote
New Way: Using Apple Notes

What I capture: Pictures of artwork, designs, drawings, and put them all into their appropriate note. So I can have a single note with 20-50 different related pictures of drawings.

Example:
Comic Book Art (Main Folder)
Subfolder - Spawn 1 Spawn (Contains 50 or so different pictures of artwork from the Spawn Comic Book)
Subfolder - Spawn 2 Clown (Contains 50 or so different pictures of artwork from the Spawn Comic Book)
Subfolder - Spawn 3 Misc Characters (Contains 50 or so different pictures of artwork from the Spawn Comic Book)
Interior Ideas (Main Folder)
Subfolder - Bedroom 1 (Contains 50 or so different pictures of ideas for a bedroom)
Graphic Design (Main Folder)
Subfolder - Broachers 1
...

And so on. I have a lot of folders and notes setup up like this and I use the search function for what I am looking for or drill down through the folders.

In my current Apple Notes folder, I have over 911 notes, just over 5 gigs worth of notes. I still have a few hundred more notes that I am cleaning up and bringing over from Evernote. With all of these notes that contain pictures, graphics, and drawings, Apple Notes is starting to bog down

There are a lot of text notes mixed in also, as I have a lot of those too as part of the 900 plus notes.

I was looking at Yojimbo, however, I don't think it will work for what I am doing.
Evernote was doing OK... it was getting bogged down also, and with the new pricing structure, cost prohibited
Apple Notes was doing OK... but it is now starting to slow down a little also

I have thought about breaking some of the larger notes down into smaller notes, don't know if that will help though.

So I am looking at thoughts or ideas on how I can manage my notes? I don't mind keeping the word notes that are not associated with another note in Apple Notes and then have the pictures, drawings, etc in a separate app.

 

[GerritV]

What if you'd just create folders/subfolders in Finder, and drop all your resources in that system?

This might work to the extent that you use it as exactly that: a library of somewhat loose but related resources.
In each folder/subfolder you'd have a simple text document to add your notes.

If your notes need to be right next to the other resources (images, drawings...), then the Finder approach might not work at all. Also, browsing through your library won't be as fluent as in an app like Notes.

Sorry if I turn out to be completely off here, just thinking out loud.

 

[T'hain Esh Kelch]

How about just using Photos? You can add comments in the photos metadata, and it will be much easier to organize.

 

[rhett7660]

What if you'd just create folders/subfolders in Finder, and drop all your resources in that system?

This might work to the extent that you use it as exactly that: a library of somewhat loose but related resources.
In each folder/subfolder you'd have a simple text document to add your notes.

If your notes need to be right next to the other resources (images, drawings...), then the Finder approach might not work at all. Also, browsing through your library won't be as fluent as in an app like Notes.

Sorry if I turn out to be completely off here, just thinking out loud.

Thanks... that is originally how I started this out. Then I found other solutions that allowed me to view my notes etc.

Thanks for at least looking and responding.

 

[rhett7660]

How about just using Photos? You can add comments in the photos metadata, and it will be much easier to organize.

That is what I might end up doing... I have thought about it and this might ultimately be the route I go. Just create a new photo's library for just this and have it at.