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Make it beautiful, step by step.

Simple, friendly walkthroughs for creating aesthetic mood boards and vision boards on your iPhone. No design skills needed — just follow along.

Aesthetic mood board created on an iPhone with the Aethel app

Mood boards · 10 minutes

How to Make a Mood Board on Your iPhone

Make a mood board on your iPhone for free — a simple, step-by-step guide. No design skills needed: add photos, arrange a grid, and set it as your wallpaper.

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Digital vision board created on an iPhone with the Aethel app

Vision boards · 10 minutes

How to Make a Digital Vision Board on Your iPhone

Make a digital vision board on your iPhone and keep your goals in sight every day. A step-by-step guide to building one and setting it as your wallpaper or widget.

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Mood boards · 7 min read

What Is a Mood Board?

A mood board is a curated collage of images, colours, and textures that captures one aesthetic or idea at a glance. Here's what a mood board is, what goes on one, and how to make your own — free, on your iPhone.

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Mood boards · 6 min read

Mood Board Examples

A gallery of real mood board examples — fashion, interior, travel, branding, wedding, and vision. See what great mood boards have in common, then make your own free on your iPhone.

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A notebook reading 'if you want it, work for it' resting on a written plan — the doing mindset of an action board

Vision boards · 10 minutes

Action Board: The Vision Board That Actually Gets Done

An action board is a vision board with a to-do list built in — every cell holds a concrete step, not just a pretty picture. Here's what an action board is, how it differs from a vision board, and how to make one free on your iPhone.

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A 2027 vision board cover — the year 2027 set in an elegant serif over a star-filled night sky

Vision boards · 15 minutes

How to Create a Vision Board for 2027

Make a vision board for 2027 — the numerology “11/2” Universal Year of intuition, balance, and partnership. What the year's theme means, which life areas to include, and how to build your board free on your iPhone.

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A flatlay 'inspiration file' of collected references, envelopes, and ephemera for a mood board

Mood boards · 6 min read

Where to Find Images for a Mood Board

The best places to find images for a mood board — from your camera roll and Unsplash to Pinterest, Pexels, Cosmos, and Openverse. What each source is best for, and how to use them without breaking any rules.

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A large Aethel mood board widget on an iPhone home screen showing a dreamy cottage scene

Widgets · 5 minutes

How to Add a Mood Board Widget on Your iPhone

A mood board widget puts your inspiration on your home screen, so you see it every time you unlock your phone. Here's what a mood board widget is, why it works, and how to add one from Aethel in under a minute.

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A manifestation vision board made in Aethel with cosmic imagery and affirmations

Vision boards · 8 min read

Vision Board Ideas: What to Put on Your Board

Stuck on what to put on your vision board? Here are vision board ideas by life area — career, love, health, wealth, travel and more — plus theme ideas, affirmations to add, and real examples to copy.

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