The 3D design capabilities of mood boards have been discussed at length in recent years, with most people agreeing that they are a welcome addition to the design process. However, there is still some confusion about how to create them. So, in order to help you better understand animation moodboards and what features and benefits they offer your clients, here is a selection of our favourite apps for interior design mood boards:
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Best Apps For Interior Design Mood Boards
- GoMoodboard
GoMoodboard is one of the most popular online mood board apps. With no account required, the answer to ‘how to create a mood board’ is simply click and drag images onto your project.
Top 14 Mood Board Apps of 2017 for Video Production [with FREE Template] – Go Moodboard
Mood Board Apps for Video Production – Go Moodboard
Whipping up an idea board is just a matter of finding images you need for your production from your breakdown sheet.
If you’re looking to send mood boards to clients and/or creatives for input, GoMoodboard may not be the free answer you were looking for. While easy to create, their online mood boards can’t be sent around and annotated for revisions and new ideas.
MOOD BOARD TEMPLATE
- StudioBinder
StudioBinder’s mood board template is the only one you need for production.
While the other mood board creation tools listed on this list have strengths in fashion, graphic design, and interior design, our mood board template is formatted exclusively for video and photo content.
With space for characters, locations, costumes, props, etc and a sleek design, once you get a approval from your clients, you’re ready to generate a shot list and storyboard like the one from Wonder Woman in the photo below:
Best Moodboard Apps – Wonder Woman Storyboard – StudioBinder Storyboard Feature
Wonder Woman Shot List | Made in StudioBinder
There are customizable specifications, scene numbers, shot numbers, and more. You can change your layout, frame size, reorder shots – in a matter of seconds.
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MOOD BOARD CREATOR
- Mural
Crafting a mood board with a team? Then, MURAL is your answer.
Taking full advantage of the digital space, Mural offers an array of options for collaborating on a mood board online. Drag images in real-time, start polls, and design mood boards together.
MOOD BOARD INTERIOR DESIGN
- Pinterest
Launched in 2010, Pinterest quickly introduced digital mood boards to general public. While most people use Pinterest to show their dream kitchen ideas to their neighbors, it’s still a powerful mood board maker for production needs.
As you design inspiration boards for your own production, Pinterest is a great place to find inspiration. Chock full of mood board examples for film, television, and interior design, Pinterest is a great place to find a mood board example for just about anything.
And for the price of zero dollars, anyone can be a mood board creator.
ONLINE MOOD BOARD
- PatternTap
Created by ZURB, PatternTap isn’t the best for production, television, or even fashion mood boards.
Top 14 Mood Board Apps of 2017 for Video Production [with FREE Template] – PatternTap
Top Mood Board Apps for Video Production – PatternTap
It is great, however, for the distribution end of a production. Specializing in moodboards for websites, you can easily brainstorm ideas for your project’s release website which you’ll need to add onto your EPK (Electronic Press Kit).
WHAT COMES AFTER YOU MAKE A MOOD BOARD?
Once you’ve laid out your general ideas into images, it’s time to make a storyboard and shot list. While your storyboard will fine tune the visuals, your shot list will provide a technical list of what you need to shoot for your crew. While storyboarding usually comes before your shot list, you don’t have to choose in StudioBinder.
Introducing Storyboard Template Builder – Preview your Screenplay
Introducing Storyboard Template Builder – Preview your Screenplay
Easily break down your script into shots, which automatically convert into storyboard frames and a slideshow you can send directly to clients.
MOOD BOARD DESIGN
- Evernote
Evernote is the popular cloud-based app that many use for note-taking. It can also be a powerful mood board creator.
Top 14 Mood Board Apps of 2017 for Video Production [with FREE Template] – Evernote
Mood Board Apps for Video Production – Evernote
By opening a new note, you can easily drag and add images for your moodboard that can be viewed on your phone, tablet, or browser.
Evernote is ideal for filmmakers and agencies who like to have all of their ideas in one place. But at that point, you may want to upgrade to production management software that stores your contacts, script drafts, and breakdowns in one place.
INSPIRATION BOARD
- The Matboard
Think Pinterest for creatives.
Featuring curated images from filmmakers, commercial directors, and agencies, it’s a great place to find a mood board example for your production.
You can easily search mood boards by short film, commercial, photography, feature, you name it.
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MOOD BOARD EXAMPLES
- Canva
How to make a mood board online? Do you select images and then add them in? Do you search an existing library?
In Canva, you don’t have to choose. Tailored for brand mood boards, Canva is the one stop place for commercial makers and agencies tinkering with a creative brief template.
Canva offers plenty of mood board templates for its price tag, but can you put a price on an idea?
WHY YOUR CREATIVE BRIEF NEEDS A MOOD BOARD
If you’re producing a video for a client, one of the first things you’ll do is submit a creative brief. A creative brief is essentially a proposal for work, outlining your vision. In that vein, a brand mood board gives your client the clearest idea of what you’re thinking.
To get started on yours, check out our free creative brief template formatted for video agencies.
DESIGN BOARD
- Gimme Bar
Gimme Bar isn’t exactly a mood board app, but it certainly is a great mood board asset collector.
Functioning as plug-in on your browser, Gimme Bar allows you to drag videos, images, tweets, etc. from the web storing it in one easy to find place.
While not great for laying out a digital mood board, it certainly comes in handy in the early stages of collecting images as you feverishly re-read your script and cross check your script breakdown.
FASHION MOOD BOARD
- Olioboard
Olioboard is perfect for nailing what you want a set to look like. Primarily marketing itself as a mood board for interior design, it allows you to brainstorm set ideas in either a 2D or 3D space.
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Many times I will start on Pinterest, and pin images to a secret board. From there I use images to create my mood board.
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It should be easy for a client to say what is going where all together and this list would not be complete without a mention of Pinterest. We collaborate with clients through the project on a group board of ideas. Here is one of my most popular boards: dvd Interior Design: Kitchens
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But don’t stop there, we have some great apps, that you will use year over year for professional mood boards, that cut out the white space and allow you to create inspirations and furniture collections that tell the design story.
Collect and play with images. It is best to create these boards over a few days. Add and remove images and materials as more are contributed. This is something that is learned through doing. Enjoy the process and learn to move things around and edit with the clients’ input and responses. Use your keywords (only 2-3 is best) and allow the board to communicate these words with better depth and understanding.
GET THE IN-DEPTH GUIDE ON THE BEST 15 APPLICATIONS FOR INTERIOR DESIGNERS, CREATIVES, AND STYLISTS TO CHOOSE FROM DEPENDING ON YOUR TIME AND PRESENTATION STYLE.
“HOW TO CREATE A DIGITAL MOOD BOARD, 15 GREAT RESOURCES YOU NEED TO KNOW”
THE DESIGN BOARD IS ESSENTIAL FOR PLANNING A ROOM.
Having a mood board helps you work with clients and yourself to narrow your focus, provide inspiration, create a vision that relates well to your brand, and lifestyle for THE home.
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The purpose of a mood board is to help explore ideas and figure out the general style, mood, colors, and overall feel of a room or project space. Ask any interior designer, and they will say the mood board is their go-to tool for the initial planning phase of a space.
Let me know in the comments below if you use mood boards in your presentations. Did I miss any updates or new applications that I should be using in addition to those listed in the guide?
Yours in design,
Deborah
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MEET THE AUTHOR: Deborah von Donop
Deborah is the mom, wife, and design lover behind dvd Interior Design. She is obsessed with creating a timeless and authentic home. She has been an Interior Designer since 2003, guiding clients with functional layouts, the best products and finishes, and sharing her expertise in kitchen design and cabinetry. Deborah writes weekly and is also a contributor to Aspire Magazine, iBlog, Lush Design, a speaker on social media and digital products, and more!
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