The best way to get inspired is to create a moodboard, you can do this digitally, or even the old traditional option is on a piece of foam board.
A moodboard is a “collage” that helps you refine your ideas visually, especially when starting with a blank slate, but even when you already have a strong vision, creating a moodboard will help you put it all together and organize your thoughts onto the moodboard you are making.
It is a way of communicating your ideas to help “visually” share with clients or colleagues you might be working with.
Sharing your inspired Moodboard will allow the client/collages to give you feedback about the overall picture, the strength of certain items, and palette choices, what they love and don’t love.
You want to find inspiration.
There are so many places to look. Social media platforms like Pinterest and Canva have a free moodboard maker, and the internet is a great tool to help you sharpen your ideas to start your creative project; you can also get inspiration from magazines or billboards; there are no limits.
Your moodboard is a collection “collage” of images and color palettes and can even have typography with word descriptions that you like. Anything can go on your moodboard.
Moodboards are used not only by Graphic designers but also by interior designers, fashion & set designers, and photographers to help develop an object or a particular environment you are trying to achieve. A unique look or feel to their creations.
A moodboard is a perfect start to help channel those specific design elements and color schemes. Plus, what can be more fun than making a collage from things you liked (your client would like) onto a board to help you create your final design?
