What is Moodboard Studio by Ideate?
Moodboard Studio is the first release by Ideate. Ideate is an end to end operational/productional design tool that empowers designers to just design. Moodboard Studio allows designers to quickly develop, share, and collaborate on initial creative concepts.
Problem
Designers traditionally create mood boards manually or using fragmented tools, leading to time-consuming collaboration and sharing processes and disorganized creative concepts
Solution
A collaborative mood boarding tool enabling designers to quickly develop, share, and collaborate on initial creative concepts with real-time collaboration features (e.g., drag-and-drop content aggregation, feedback loops)
Customers
Designers (specifically UI/UX, graphic, and product designers) in tech, agencies, or freelance roles who need to streamline early-stage creative workflows
Unique Features
Integrated end-to-end design tool pipeline (unlike standalone mood board apps) + AI-assisted content curation from design references
User Comments
Saves 3-5 hours per project compared to manual mood boarding
Real-time collaboration eliminated endless feedback emails
Intuitive drag-and-drop interface beats Figma/Canva for rapid concepts
Lacks Adobe ecosystem integration but promising start
Version control needs improvement
Traction
Recently launched with 1K+ upvotes on Product Hunt, partnered with 50+ design agencies, founder @thedesignsprint has 8.2K Twitter followers
Market Size
Global graphic design software market valued at $4.5 billion in 2023 (Grand View Research), with collaborative design tools growing at 12% CAGR
