The AI workspace for your mood references

The AI workspace for your mood references

Every creative project starts with collecting references: images that capture a mood, a texture, a colour direction, a spatial quality, an emotion. They come from Pinterest, Dribbble, Instagram, websites, magazines, real life. You save them everywhere: bookmarks, screenshots, camera roll, Pinterest boards, Slack messages to yourself. By the time you need them for a project, they're scattered across a dozen sources and finding the one that captures the exact feeling you're looking for means scrolling through hundreds of saves.

Fabric puts every mood reference in one searchable library. Find any reference by visual similarity, colour, mood, or description. The Pinterest save, the Instagram screenshot, the photograph from a walk, and the website clip are all searchable in the same place.

Search by mood, colour, and visual similarity

AI search finds references by how they feel, not just what they show. "Warm, moody interiors with natural light" finds matching images. "Minimalist typography on dark backgrounds" finds the visual references. "Industrial textures with soft colour" finds the mood. Search by colour to find every reference in a specific palette.

Similar search lets you drop in any image and find everything with a similar quality. The explorer surfaces visual connections across your library, showing clusters by mood, colour, and style. Browse by feeling rather than by when you saved something.

Save from everywhere

Screenshot from Instagram. Save from Pinterest via the share sheet on the mobile app. Clip from websites with the web clipper. Photograph real-world textures, interiors, signage, and colour on your phone. Forward reference images from email to email-to-note. Subscribe to inspiration sources via RSS feeds. Every source feeds one searchable library.

Canvas for building direction boards

The canvas lets you arrange references spatially to build mood direction boards. Drag images from your library. Add context with notes. Embed YouTube videos and Spotify tracks for multi-sensory direction. Real-time collaboration means the team builds direction together. Share boards with clients via publish with link analytics.

For the full moodboarding workflow, see moodboards and inspiration.

Annotate with creative intent

Annotations let you add notes to any reference: "this texture for the hero section," "colour direction for the spring campaign," "share with the client as an option," "the lighting quality, not the subject." The annotations are searchable, so "every reference flagged for the spring campaign" finds them all.

The library compounds

Every reference you save makes the library richer. A texture photographed two years ago surfaces when it matches the mood of a new project. The colour palette from one client's work inspires another. The library grows into a personal visual vocabulary that represents your aesthetic sensibility. Smart organization groups references by visual characteristics without manual sorting.

Who uses Fabric for mood references

Designers collecting visual direction. Creative teams and agencies building direction boards for clients. Content creators developing visual brand identity. Music creators collecting visual references for artwork and videos. Freelancers maintaining a personal inspiration library. Architecture students and art and design students collecting precedents and references.

For colour-specific references, see colour palettes. For font references, see fonts. For broader visual inspiration, see visual inspiration.

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FAQs

Can I search references by mood or feeling?

Yes. AI search finds images by mood, colour, style, and description, not just subject.

Can I find visually similar references?

Yes. Similar search finds everything with a similar quality across your library.

Can I save from Pinterest and Instagram?

Yes. Save via the share sheet on the mobile app or screenshot and save.

Can I build mood boards on the canvas?

Yes. The canvas supports spatial arrangement with live embeds and collaboration.

Can I search by colour?

Yes. Search a colour or palette and find every matching reference.

Can I annotate references with creative intent?

Yes. Annotations let you add searchable notes about how you intend to use each reference.

Are references organised automatically?

Yes. Smart organization groups by visual characteristics.

Is my data secure?

Yes. Fabric uses AES-256 encryption and is CASA Tier 2 compliant. Your data is never used to train AI models.