I think creating mood boards was one of my favorite parts of design school projects. I have used them again in my professional life when putting together books and I suppose my whole studio/house is one big design board since it's covered in art, images and bits of this and that that inspire me every day to keep making new things.
Well it's Wednesday and that means you can get yourself in the running for a copy of a book! Today's book is:
A 6-Week Course Exploring Creativity with Illustration and Mixed Media
and the inside peek is all about mood boards!
The question is: Do you make mood boards? Got a favorite?
Answer the question in today's comments section by Midnight ET October 12, 2011 and you could score your very own copy of the fun new book One Drawing A Day: A 6-Week Course Exploring Creativity with Illustration and Mixed Media.
Click on these pages from One Drawing A Day to enlarge and read all about mood boards.
More about the book:
A 6-Week Course Exploring Creativity with Illustration and Mixed Media
by
Veronica Lawlor
Through 46 daily exercises which make up a complete 6-week course, you will keep your artistic skills sharp and your imaginations fertile by doing One Drawing A Day. Each spread in the book features a beautiful drawing by one of 8 professional illustrators, with a description and comments by the illustrator as well as a companion exercise. Each exercise includes suggestions for various mediums or mixed-media solutions, advice on how to approach and execute the drawing, as well as professional tips. The book also includes exercises designed to spark new ideas and increase creativity.
Veronica Lawlor is currently on the faculty of Pratt Institute and Parsons School of Design. She teaches at Dalvero Academy and is president of Studio 1482, an illustration collective based in New York City. Lawlor has exhibited her work at the United Nations, the Puck Gallery, the Society of Illustrators, and the Ellis Island Museum of Immigration. Her illustration work has appeared in numerous publications including New York, Vanity Fair, Food & Wine, and the New York Times. She was interviewed for an article in Communication Arts 2007 Illustration Annual and was featured in “Top Ten Illustrators to Watch” in the 2009 World Association of Newspapers. Veronica’s work may be seen at www.studio1482.com/veronica. She blogs at www.veronicalawlor.com and contributes to www.onedrawingaday.com and www.urbansketchers.com.
I don't make mood boards and would love to learn more! Thank you for the chance!
Posted by: Snap | October 05, 2011 at 05:21 AM
I've never made a mood board. Would love to learn more about them.
Posted by: Donna | October 05, 2011 at 08:16 AM
I love this concept. Would love to try this.
Posted by: Cherie | October 05, 2011 at 08:41 AM
I've never made...in fact...never heard of a mood board until today but I think the process is fascinating. I'd love to own the book! Thanks!
Posted by: annie! | October 05, 2011 at 08:51 AM
First time I've even heard of a mood board but I do something like that in painting backgrounds for journal pages. Love the chance to win this book.
Posted by: NancyW | October 05, 2011 at 09:43 AM
Many years ago, when I was studying fashion design, we used a similar tool for designing a collection: samples of colours, textures and fabric were combined with quick sketches to provide direction to those working on the collection.
Sheila J
Posted by: sheila johnston | October 05, 2011 at 07:30 PM
Thanks so much for sharing the page on mood boards. I was thinking of something quite different ... am intrigued by this book. Fingers crossed it flies over to me.
Posted by: Ginigin | October 05, 2011 at 09:28 PM
I use the pages of a sketch book for my college embroidery course to help me focus on an inspiration and colors. I collect inspiring pages throughout the year and select from these. At the moment it is fish, and colors of salmon coming back upstream to spawn as well as their ocean scale color.
I'll be basing embroidery work around this theme or moor board.
Posted by: Suella | October 05, 2011 at 10:14 PM
What a Fantabulous way to approach and find your own art! Also serve as personal therapy and calm in this different world.
Norma K.
Posted by: Norma K. Bott | October 06, 2011 at 04:32 AM
I have never made a mood board, but it sounds interesting. Thanks for the chance to win this book.
Posted by: Birgit | October 06, 2011 at 02:48 PM
I don't have to words to say something about this fabulous stuff. Great post!
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