Projector Tutorial: How to create a mood board with multimedia effects

Use mood boards to inspire your next idea

Are you creating visuals and graphic designs for a new product launch, an internal slide deck, or for next month’s social calendar? If so, might we suggest a mood board?

A well-designed mood board will help you set the overall feel of a project. A well-designed mood board will help different teams speak the same visual language and can ensure that visuals feel cohesive and on-brand, no matter the channel they’re featured in.

Plus, they’re one of our favorite designs to make. Bring in your own visuals (hint: your saved Instagram folder is often an inspiring place for mood board ideas), or you can find inspirational imagery through Projector’s (free!) in-platform integrations with Giphy, Unsplash, Noun Project, and Shutterstock. To complete the mood board, you can make your own graphics like eye-catching gradients, hand-drawn shapes, and bold text.

We partnered with Kiana Fernandez, an art director and designer, to show how designers and marketers on your team can create a mood board that sets the overall tone of a project — giving everyone the same visual reference point.

In the tutorial, you’ll also learn how to use a number of effects to your Projector stories: applying device frames in an instant, creating cool text effects, manipulating stickers, GIFs, photos, and videos to get a custom vibe, and so much more.

Learn how to create a mood board that inspires your team and shapes your next design project.

When you’re launching a new project, you’ll need everyone on the same team, regardless of where they sit on the org chart. A mood board will help you get there.

To get started (for free!), visit projector.com