Moodboard Research

Here are some resources for Moodboards:

1. Moodboard instructions
2. Moodboard samples
3. 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

JD Vorheis – Moodboard for UI Design – Courtesy of: http://www.jdvorheis.me

Courtesy of: http://www.un-titled.co.uk/citizenshipfoundation/

Courtesy of: Design School – designschool.canva.com

Courtesy of Carolyn Farino on dribbble.com

Courtesy of: Studio Science – studioscience.com

Courtesy of: pargavi.com – found on Pinterest

Courtesy of: gr81life.wordpress.com

Courtesy of: 9291 Blog – http://ucgd.com.au

Courtesy of: http://leslieyang.com

Courtesy of: Krizia, LA-based Graphic Designer – kriziavc.wordpress.com/

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 1-5  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.