How to Use Moodboards

Overview

A moodboard is a collection of saved artworks and moments you keep together to plan a collection, share ideas with a client, or revisit inspiration later.

• Who it’s for — any Cohart account holder: buyers planning purchases, sellers pitching to collectors, and collaborators gathering references.
• What you start with — every account has a Private Moodboard you can save works into; you build named boards on top of it for projects, clients, or themes.
• Where to find it — boards appear as cards on the MOODBOARDS tab of your profile, and open into a detail page showing the title, owner, featured artists, and artwork cards.
• What you can do — each board page has a ••• menu whose actions depend on your role: Share moodboard for everyone, plus Edit moodboard, Invite a collaborator, and Delete moodboard for the owner.

Before you start

• A Cohart account. If you are new, choose Sign up on the login screen.
• Some saved works, if you build a board from the create page. It only offers works you already saved. To save one, open any artwork and click Save — a picker opens where you choose Private Moodboard or any board, or use Create & Save to make a new board that already contains that work.
• Know what stays private. Your Private Moodboard is your personal starting point and stays off your public profile. Custom boards are public on your profile as soon as you create them — there is no per-board privacy setting.
• A short board name and optional description ready. The name is required (up to 35 characters); the description is optional (up to 90 characters). You enter these on the create and edit forms.
• Deleting is permanent. Managing a board happens entirely from its ••• menu, and Delete moodboard asks for confirmation because the action cannot be undone.

Steps

1. Sign in to Cohart

Sign in with your email address and password, or use Google or Apple.

2. Open your Profile

After you sign in, click Profile in the left menu. You will see your name, photo, and counts for artworks, followers, and following.

3. Open your boards

At the top of your profile, click MOODBOARDS. You will see your boards as cards, each showing its title and who created it. Your first card is always Private Moodboard — open it any time to see everything you saved to it with Save.

4. Start a new board

Review your list, then click Create Moodboard in the top-right corner. A blank form titled CREATE A MOODBOARD opens.

5. Give your board a name

• Moodboard name — required, up to 35 letters.
• Description — optional, up to 90 letters.

The small counter under each box shows how much space is left.

6. Add works and save

Scroll to Add from your Private Moodboard. This shows works you saved before. Click the + on each work you want in this board.

When you are happy, click Save at the top. Click Cancel if you want to leave without saving.

If this list is empty, go save some artworks first, then come back. You cannot upload directly here.

7. Open a board to view it

Back in your list, click any board card. You will see its title, who made it, and which artists are included. Click any artwork to open its full details. To change the board, click the ••• menu in the top-right corner of the board page.

8. Invite a collaborator

Open the ••• menu in the top-right corner of the board page. The menu shows what your role allows: Invite a collaborator and Delete moodboard for the owner, Edit moodboard for the owner and collaborators, and Share moodboard for everyone.

Click Invite a collaborator to invite someone to co-edit the board. Once they accept, they can add and remove works and rename the board like a co-owner.

Only one collaborator is supported at a time, so the invite option disappears while an invitation or collaborator exists.

9. Edit a moodboard

Open the ••• menu and click Edit moodboard. The EDIT MOODBOARD view opens with:

• Moodboard name — up to 35 characters.
• Description — up to 90 characters.
• Edit contents — checked artworks stay in the board.

Click Save to apply your changes, or Cancel to leave without saving.

10. Share a moodboard

Open the ••• menu in the top-right corner of the board page, then click Share moodboard to send the board to someone else.

11. Delete a moodboard

Open the ••• menu and click Delete moodboard. A dialog asks ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT TO DELETE THIS MOODBOARD? and warns This action cannot be undone.

Click Cancel (or the X) to keep the board — never click Delete unless you mean to remove it permanently.

Tips

• Save first, then create. If you see no works to pick, that is normal. Open an artwork, click Save, then start a new board.
• The ••• menu is the single place for invite, edit, share, and delete. You do not need to leave the board page to manage it.
• Name is required. You need a name before the board can be saved. If you click Save without one, type a name and try again.
• Keep names short. Long titles get cut off on the card. Aim for under 25 letters.
• Only the Private Moodboard carries the PRIVATE label. Custom boards are public on your profile as soon as you create them, so do not put anything there you want to keep off your profile.
• A board can also be created straight from an artwork. On any artwork, click Save, choose a board, or use Create & Save to make a new board containing that work.

Troubleshooting

• Board list is empty → you have not saved any works yet → open an artwork, click Save, then start a new board.
• Clicking Invite a collaborator shows no dialog → an invitation or collaborator may already exist, or you are not the board owner → open the board as its owner; if it still fails, report it through Report Content & Feedback.
• Board will not open → temporary navigation issue → go back to Profile > MOODBOARDS and click again.
• Save does nothing → the name is missing → type a name in Moodboard name and try again.