mood board

[ mood bawrd ]

noun

1. a collage of various items, as scenic snapshots, song lyrics, and mementos, used to evoke a desired feeling, style, or ambience for a project or event, and often fashioned as a starting point from which to create an inspiration board:

   The wedding planner helped us put together a mood board, which set the whole tone for our reception.

mood board

noun

1. a board used by designers on which samples of various colours and textures are mounted to help in deciding which elements complement each other

Word History and Origins

Origin of mood board¹

First recorded in 1980–85

Example Sentences

This year, Spotify’s personalized rundown of your 2021 soundtrack features your most-played artists, songs, genres and even a music mood board in a click-through interactive story.

From Popular-Science

There is no shame in grabbing a little inspiration from social media so let these ladies be your mood board.

From Essence.com

He’s Zooming from in front of the mood board at the Oregon headquarters of Season Equipment, the ski and snowboard company he’s launching with snowboarder Austin Smith.

From Outside Online

The designers say they create a mood board for each principal character.

From The Daily Beast

In fact, it's a pinspiration style mood board, and the cover has not yet been released.

From The Daily Beast