10 home ec. Creating a mood board

Mood board Like a collage that is a collection of images and materials displayed on a board Expresses a ‘mood’ or ‘theme’ Forms the basis of your inspiration to begin designing.

Creating your mood board Collect images – either from magazines or the internet Images should represent your chosen sport and the team spirit theme Refer to your mind map to help select relevant images The mood board should be visually appealing and create interest Tips: Play with the layout before sticking down/finalising Don’t just have images of sports outfits – stick to a few key images of clothing representing sport and build the theme with other images that relate to the theme e.g. colours, materials, buildings, places, people, icons

Consider… Proportion – the pictures shouldn’t all be the same size – varying proportion creates more interest. Balance – balance a main image with smaller images, don’t just put a main image in the centre Less is more – avoid overcrowding the mood board with too many images. Colour palette – a colour palette should be defined through the selected images. Texture – consider using texture through incorporating fabrics/materials (if creating a hard copy) A title – a good idea is to give your mood board a catchy title – this helps to create the ‘mood’. Consider your choice of typography – make sure it fits your theme. Intellectual property – keep a record of image sources