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
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Designers whose mood boards made the pitch deck sing.
—Remy Blumenfeld, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2025
His exhibition mood board included visual references as wide-ranging as casinos, funhouse distortions, and the films of Jordan Peele.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Her mood board includes images of Countess Jacqueline de Ribes, a legendary Paris hostess in the ’80s, standing next to enormous bouquets.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 3 July 2025
Everything In One Place With Projects, users can share entire collections at once, reducing versioning issues and keeping the creative process moving when working on campaigns or building mood boards.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
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Remy Blumenfeld, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2025
His exhibition mood board included visual references as wide-ranging as casinos, funhouse distortions, and the films of Jordan Peele.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Her mood board includes images of Countess Jacqueline de Ribes, a legendary Paris hostess in the ’80s, standing next to enormous bouquets.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 3 July 2025
Everything In One Place With Projects, users can share entire collections at once, reducing versioning issues and keeping the creative process moving when working on campaigns or building mood boards.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for mood board
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“Mood board.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mood%20board. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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