Hi All. I know I know I have not posted as much as I should of in the last few months. *Bad Tarah*. Will blame it on being busy! ;)
Anyhow. Today I want to talk about colour palettes and creative mood boards. These are both amazing tools for all sorts of creative enterprises, from changing your room decor, designing a special occasion outfit, an event, party, ordering custom work etc. They help to focus your intent and to co-ordinate the overall look and feel of what you want. It is also very useful for any suppliers/ services you use so they can get into your head a little more easily.
As a accessory and costume designer I often ask my clients to give me some pics which inspire them,and to tell me what about those pics they like exactly. I DO NOT copy others work, but pictures help me to get an idea of the look the customer is wanting.
Now days it can be pretty simple to create a mood board or colour palette and that is thanks to the internet and pinterest. Besides pinterest there are other sites and even apps that can help you to figure out what colours and elements will work together.
One of the sites which is great for looking for Colour inspiration for weddings and events is Design Seeds . This site allows you to search by colour or theme in very specific ways, great for those who don't want just "blue and green" search results , but who would rather actually choose the colour blue they are looking for by mixing it on the site.
Using one blue the results show all the pictures that include it and colours that work well with it. pretty cool!
Another virtual mood board tool which seems to be user friendly is Moodshare . The basic premise is that you put in a query and it will bring up multiple options from a range of photo, font, video and colour palette sites. You then add them to your mood board, which you can edit and make look the way you want. You then can share it with whoever you want or get others to add to it. Great for group projects or working with vendors in other cities etc. (I haven't had a chance to use it yet- if anyone has or wants to try, let me know the results in the comments section)
The one I would use for fashion related boards is Polyvore. In fact I used it to help with my Magpie Calls accessory outfit inspiration posts here and here. Basically you can build a set around one piece of clothing or a colour etc. They have loads of clothes from the couture to the everday. It can be really fun. They also now do room sets, so you can even try make a board of your dream bedroom. You also have the option of sharing to facebook or other social media.
These are just a few ways to help you create visual feasts for the eyes and to bring a project or dream look together.
Do you have any other useful sites or apps you can recommend? Put in the comments!
much love and shimmies
