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

Examples of mood board in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Apart from being an engaging social media network for sharing virtual mood boards of your ideas, interests, and hobbies, Pinterest is also an excellent platform for earning money, even as a beginner. —Enoch Omololu, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025

And so now these things are all over my mood boards. —Danielle Corona, Vogue, 25 Feb. 2025

For Rae, mood boards aren’t exclusively reserved for new-year manifestations. —Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 21 Jan. 2025

Woman Tries Viral Frozen Gummy Bear Trend By Lydia Patrick Life & Trends Reporter 0 The world's most famous mood board has weighed in on what 2025 will bring to the culinary world. —Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1985, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for mood board

• abhorred
• aboard
• accord
• adored
• afford
• award
• baseboard
• billboard
• blackboard
• boxboard
• breadboard
• broadsword