diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 618a320..d0b127d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ package-lock.json
 .env.development.local
 .env.test.local
 .env.production.local
+# work-in-progress assets
+/assets
 
 npm-debug.log*
 yarn-debug.log*