Brand mood board layout with overlapping lifestyle and product images. Perfect for About pages.
Build with Canvas — freeA mood board communicates brand identity through visual association. It mixes lifestyle photography, product shots, textures, and behind-the-scenes images into a collage that tells visitors who you are before they read a word. On Shopify, mood boards work best on About pages, landing pages, and brand story sections. Canvas lets you overlap images at angles, vary sizes dramatically, and create clusters that feel curated.
Create a new canvas
Open Canvas in your Shopify admin. Click Create canvas, name it, and choose the canvas mode that matches this layout type.
Add your images
Upload images or pull from your Shopify Files library. Drag them onto the canvas to start building your layout.
Arrange and scatter
Drag images to position them. Use rotation, sizing, and opacity controls to create depth. Overlap images intentionally for an editorial feel.
Set hover effects and links
Select each image block and choose a hover mode (Ghost, Lift, Shop, or Reveal). Add link destinations to make images clickable.
Publish to your store
Click Publish to push the layout live. Add the Canvas app block to your theme once — all future updates publish instantly.
Ghost works beautifully on mood boards. The subtle overlay keeps the collage feel intact. Lightbox is a great choice, letting visitors click for full-resolution views.
Want to see what a Canvas layout looks like on a real Shopify store? All The Horses is a DTC equestrian brand that uses Canvas to build editorial scatter layouts on their homepage.
Read the case study →Install Canvas on your Shopify store. Drag, scatter, and publish in minutes.