Mood Theme in a Year 2026

[soc_puppet]

moodthemeinayear is now open for 2026!

Have you ever wanted to create a custom mood theme, but found yourself overwhelmed by all of the potential moods you'd have to make? Mood Theme in a Year has you covered! The community assigns three moods a week for you to design graphics for, with regular week long breaks. Draw, screencap, and/or animate your way to the custom mood theme of your dreams, with a community by your side to support and encourage you.

Not up for a full year/132 images? No problem! That's just the Maximum Track, which runs from January 1st through (roughly) the end of the year. If you want to make a smaller mood theme, you can follow the Minimum Track (18 images) or the Medium Track (34 images), or maybe somewhere between one of those and the Maximum Track. The goal of this community is to create a custom mood theme that you like, at a pace that works for you.

For those who missed it: While uploading and using a custom mood theme is restricted to paid accounts, as of December 2025, creating at least 18 mood graphics can earn you Dreamwidth points! Now, even if a paid account is out of your budget, you can still have the chance to upload and use your own custom mood theme. Read this post for more details.

The first three moods of 2026 are now up; thanks for reading, and I hope to see you there!

Comments

Thank you!

[ysabetwordsmith]

I'm so happy to see this community starting its new round! :D

... I'm still seeing the Fancy Rats scuttling around DW, and it makes me smile every time.

Re: Thank you!

[soc_puppet]

Me, too 😊

Heehee! Honestly, as much as I love the few fannish rats I have in my custom version, I'm kinda thinking of switching to the official one; it just feels more linked in with the community, you know?

Re: Thank you!

[ysabetwordsmith]

I love your personal fannish rats though. That's one way to tell it's you!