Here are some resources for Moodboards:
- Moodboard instructions
- Moodboard samples
- Moodboard online software
Moodboard Instructions
Moodboards will look different depending on their purpose. A moodboard for the User Interface of an app will look different to one for a new Fashion range or a musical composition.
I used to create moodboards on cardboard or actually paste board. The most important aspect is that a moodboard should communicate a feel and sense of colour and style. This can be used as a way to show a client what your understanding of the project is. You are basically painting a picture of where you are planning to take the product and project. A moodboard can also be a chance for you to collect your ideas visually for yourself or for your team.
These are the ingredients or components of a moodboard:
- images of inspirations
- images of users or a target audience
- images of the context of when the product may be used
- images of similar products that you draw inspiration from
- a loose colour schedule (a number of colours with hex-codes or RGB values)
- examples of fonts that suit the project for headings and body text
- examples of adjectives that you associate with the project
- examples of textures and/or patterns
- other inspirational examples
Read 24 pro tips for creating inspirational moodboards on Creative Bloq to get a bit of an idea.
An excellent read is How to Create a Moodboard and Get Your Creative Juices Flowing by Janie Kliever on Design School (designschool.canva.com).
Get Your Designs Started With Moodboards is a basic intro into moodboards at TNW News.
Moodboard Samples




Find more great moodboard examples at these sites:
- Design Adventures WordPress blog by graphic designer Krizia
- How to Create a Moodboard and Get Your Creative Juices Flowing by Janie Kliever on Design School (designschool.canva.com).
Moodboard Online Software
Read this post on Creative Bloq: 16 great tools for creating moodboards
GoMoodboard is an online moodboard tool, that seems easy to use.
Niice is another interesting moodboard tool.
A really unusal way to create a moodboard is Multicolr by TinEye Labs. This tool is a reverse image finder, where you first establish your 1-5Â base colour/s and you may enter tags (search terms) and Multicolr will create a moodboard for you by finding image online that suit your search criteria. Great tool to try out and a lot of FUN.
Pinterest, tumbr and WordPress are other online sites that have moodboard capacity.
Personally, I love using Adobe Photoshop when I create a moodboard.