mood boards and mind maps

• define mood board


  A digital format made using a computer or software like word/powerpoint, or a physical mood board on paper or card
• what is the purpose of a mood board?


  It is a visual tool to help with the generation of ideas by collecting a wide range of material that can help provide the feel of a project, it also stimulates creative thinking and innovative approaches
• what are components of mood boards?

  images, colours, text, annotation, fonts, style
• what images are used in a mood board?

  Anything relevant to the project, can be from existing photos, logos, posters or screen shots from films
• what colours are used in a mood board?

  Anything to fit the house style and brief
• what do digital mood boards also include?

  Sound and video clips
• what do physical mood boards also include?

  Textures and fabrics
• what is a mood board NOT used for?

  To show what the final product will look like, that is the job of the storyboard /wireframe /visualisation diagram
• define mind map


  Can be digital using a computer and software like word/powerpoint or hand drawn on paper
• who are users of mind maps?

  designers, clients or any members of the production team
• what is the purpose of mind maps?

  To quickly generate and record outline ideas for a project, to develop and show links between different thoughts, aspects, resources and processes of a project
• what are the components of mind maps?

  Central node, sub nodes, branches, text and images
• what is a central node?


  The main theme
• what are sub nodes?

  they have interconnecting lines or branches for different parts of the mind map
• what do branches do?

  Connect different nodes/parts
• what does text do on a mind map?


  Used for different points, ideas, activities, requirements and any key information
• where are images used?

  At sub nodes
• what else is used on digital mind maps?

  sounds, music and videos