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
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This viral look is straight from the Wall Street mood board.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2025
The designer shared her inspirational mood boards mixing mythological elements, fabrics, color palette and astral references.
—Jennifer Weil, WWD, 3 Feb. 2025
From more-is-more unconventional dresses to meticulously cut tailoring, couture week continued to prove its worth for any bride-to-be looking to build her mood board.
—Taylor Anderson, Vogue, 31 Jan. 2025
Coi Leray as Halle Berry in Catwoman Halle Berry clearly served as the mood board for Halloween this year, as rapper Coi Leray also dressed as the actress, in her 2004 adaptation of the popular flick, Catwoman.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 30 Oct. 2024
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Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2025
The designer shared her inspirational mood boards mixing mythological elements, fabrics, color palette and astral references.
—Jennifer Weil, WWD, 3 Feb. 2025
From more-is-more unconventional dresses to meticulously cut tailoring, couture week continued to prove its worth for any bride-to-be looking to build her mood board.
—Taylor Anderson, Vogue, 31 Jan. 2025
Coi Leray as Halle Berry in Catwoman Halle Berry clearly served as the mood board for Halloween this year, as rapper Coi Leray also dressed as the actress, in her 2004 adaptation of the popular flick, Catwoman.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Mood board.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mood%20board. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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