In fashion design mod boards are used all the time for inspiration and creating a collection. Here are some tips on how to create a mood board.
What is a mood board?
A mood board can be either physical or digital. It is like a collage containing a variety of images, text, and other objects that define your brand and communicate your brand identity.
Web and softwear applications for creating a mood board:
If you are planning to create a digital mood borad here are some hlepful websites and softwear applicatons that you can use:
- Canva
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Spark
- Google Slides
- Gomoodboard
Tips on how to get started:
- Decide on how you will create your mood board, whether its digital or physical.
- Find pictures on Pintrest, Instagram, and or Google for inspiration.
- Create a color palette to go with the pictures.
- If you use Canva they will give you are stadard color palette based off the pictures you choose for you board.
- Paste images of your favourite or most inspiring things.
- Think about the size an position of the pictures.
- Less is more
- Using too many pictures can be overwhelming. It only takes a few pictures to get the point across.
- Use sticky notes to add commentary or thoughts about any of the visuals.
- Be very obvious about what your idea is.
- Use arrows or circles to draw attention to images or connect ideas together.
Mood Board Example
Here is an example of mood board that I made in the past using Canva:
