Gleam Initial Moodboard and Feedback

Out of all the definitions the one I liked the most was to shine brightly, especially with reflected light. This gave me the initial starting point to look at prism's, refraction and also mirrors, and how it looked when light passed through these, so I started pinning things about this e.g - light passing through windows, light on top of water, street lights on rainy pavements and infinity rooms. After looking at these I started to think about the colours in them and they were all very iridescent and holographic including lots of baby pinks and blues, silver, gold and white. I started to think where you could naturally get these colours in nature and found iridescent colours in pearls, shells, beetles, crystals and also fish scales. I then linked to how this stuff was depicted in fashion, clothing and jewellery to get textures and prints. I also looked at the colours in pale skin, for example pink and yellow and blue and green veins, with all of these things in mind I created my mood board with some of my favourite images from Pintrest.


I was really pleased that the feedback for my moodboard was positive, these are the feedback that I received below;

• What stands out the most when you first see it?

1. The image of the window with the light seeping through.
2. The metallic and iridescent look to the dress and water reflections. 
3. The window and reflection.

• Explain the reason you notice the thing you mentioned in number 1.

1. The attention to detail of the word is brilliant.
2. The shine captures my eye.
3. Eye catching photography.

• As you keep looking what else seems important?

1. How the word has been expanded into the world outside of makeup.
2. The colour section as all the images fit perfectly together in correlation.
3. Reflecting light.

• Why does the thing you mentioned in question 3 seem important.

1. It is not just about makeup.
2. It brings together as a collection of images and allows the board to flow.
3. And interesting and unusual interpretation of the word.

• How has layout been used?

1. The layout is good just a few gaps in the pictures.
2. Staggered grid formation; brick layout.
3. Neat formation (except the edges)

• What leads your eye from place to place?

1. The arrangement of pictures.
2. Triangle formation.
3. The connecting colours.

• What tells you about the word used by the designer?

1. It is very shiny colours, more crystally colours
2. She see's it in a futuristic way.
3. Deep analysis of word - light/ refraction / colours

• Have they used appropriate typography? How?

N/A

• If they have used typography, why do you think it was used?

N/A

• Imagine the feelings and meanings this mood board represents? What do they evoke to you?

1. Shiny Colours, Sparkly Colours.
2. Futuristic, Metallic, Modern, Alien
3. Full of life, Enchanting.

• What titles could you give this mood board?

1. None
2. Futuristic, Ahead of time, Shine, Glass, Alien.
3. Traveling light.

• What other things interest you about this mood board?

1. None
2. The sharpness of the board, all the images made me feel like glass is present and there is delicacy about it.
3. The aspect of nature that has been explored.

I was really happy with the comments made, I really think that they understood what I was trying to convey through my images, after getting this feedback I think I could improve on is the layout of my images, I think changing these about would make it look more exciting I want to try adding in different shapes and some typography, and also make sure that the white space is perfectly the same between all of my images. I intend to do this for the next lesson so I can quickly move on.