Kickstart your Creativity: Introduction to Mood Boards
Offered By: Skillshare
Course Description
Overview
The ability to create a compelling mood board is an incredibly useful skill, whether you’re a designer, photographer, dancer or writer. It will kickstart your creative thinking and help you sell your ideas to clients. Join creative director, Nancy Herrmann in this self-paced class as she guides you through her step-by-step process for transforming random ideas into a professional quality presentation.
For the project assignment, you’ll create your own mood board inspired by an art exhibit, favorite book or song. Inspired by Nancy’s 365-day Mini Mood Board series, this class includes lessons on format, layout, focal points, color, type, research, ideation and self-critique, as well as tips and tricks she’s learned over the years. It’s a perfect Skillshare course for creatives working in all fields. No prior experience is required, however you will need access to Adobe InDesign, Illustrator or Photoshop to complete the assignment.
Syllabus
- Trailer
- Project Assignment
- Mood Board Basics
- Uses & Benefits
- Visual Language Tools
- Layout & Flow
- Scale & Focal Points
- Color, Pattern & Texture
- Type & Words
- Collecting Inspiration
- A Note About Credits
- Ideation
- Iteration & Critique
- Thank You!
Taught by
Nancy Herrmann
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