mood board
noun
variants
or less commonly moodboard
plural mood boards also moodboards
: a collection of objects, images, etc. that is assembled often on a flat surface and used as inspiration for something (such as a design or goal)
Anna Sui treats her mood boards a bit like shrines. A focal point in her new studio …, four separate panels, each bordered in a trompe l'oeil Art Nouveau frame, set off photographs, fabric swatches and illustrations by Mary Blair …—
Ruth La Ferla
Ruth La FerlaOftentimes clients give him a lot of creative freedom, he said, because they like the style of other projects he has done. He will then create a mood board, with images and phrases to inspire his creation.—Rachel Spacek
Rachel SpacekThe producer came to London to my house to have a meeting with me. They brought me the script and this strange kind of moodboard with pictures and drawings …—Noomi Rapace, quoted at yahoo.com
Noomi Rapace, quoted at yahoo.comExamples of mood board in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
For the first time the creative team developed a mood board focused on a specific reference, American Midwestern workers’ uniforms.
—Martino Carrera, WWD, 14 June 2024
If your summer agenda includes celebrations like birthdays, engagements, and housewarming parties, don’t show up empty-handed.
Drew Barrymore and Kacey Musgraves curated their own Etsy mood boards to inspire you to find the perfect gift for others (and, of course, yourself).
—Ali Faccenda, Peoplemag, 13 June 2024
For invitations with a high-concept dress code but no accompanying mood board, guests needn’t panic — a custom code doesn’t necessarily mean eccentric.
—Kaarin Vembar, Washington Post, 12 June 2024
In Great Britain the wedding of Kate Middleton and Price William in 2011 was a major event and the mood board for many dream weddings, of course.
—Madeline Dangmann, Glamour, 11 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for mood board 
Martino Carrera, WWD, 14 June 2024
If your summer agenda includes celebrations like birthdays, engagements, and housewarming parties, don’t show up empty-handed.
Drew Barrymore and Kacey Musgraves curated their own Etsy mood boards to inspire you to find the perfect gift for others (and, of course, yourself).
—Ali Faccenda, Peoplemag, 13 June 2024
For invitations with a high-concept dress code but no accompanying mood board, guests needn’t panic — a custom code doesn’t necessarily mean eccentric.
—Kaarin Vembar, Washington Post, 12 June 2024
In Great Britain the wedding of Kate Middleton and Price William in 2011 was a major event and the mood board for many dream weddings, of course.
—Madeline Dangmann, Glamour, 11 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for mood board
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'mood board.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Dictionary Entries Near mood board
Cite this Entry
“Mood board.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mood%20board. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share