mood board

noun

variants or less commonly moodboard

ˈmüd-ˌbȯrd

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

Oftentimes 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

The 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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But the Cavalli corset—the cheetah look with the hat, which was the first shot of the day—has actually been saved on my Pinterest mood board for years. —

Irene Kim, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2025 For the album, the mood board calls for disco balls, not balled up Kleenex. —

Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 21 Jan. 2025 The PowerPoint functioned as a kind of mood board, featuring images from Reijn’s own life. —

Alex Barasch, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024 In addition, the designer’s mood board was pinned with images ranging from cinematic shots of Monica Bellucci to editorials and runway moments starring pets — a prelude to the dash of pet therapy and humor Koma injected into the lineup. —

Sandra Salibian, WWD, 16 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for mood board