Should you make a moodboard with the team?

Yes, if the team points at things in the venue itself: light, plate, coat, counter. No, if the board is a collage of brands from another city that nobody on the floor recognises. Ask the kitchen or reception for two photos of what you are and one of what you do not want to look like. That replaces a Pinterest board with no context. A marble-and-neon moodboard is voted through and the sierra venue is wood and afternoon light. The design obeys the board and disobeys the room. One page with the approved photos of the venue and the three words the team repeated. The mark is judged against that page, not against a collage.

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