creative design

Imaginative visual work

Creative design is the process of developing original visual or functional concepts, combining aesthetic sensibility with problem-solving.

The term spans fields from graphic design to product development to advertising: She works in creative design for a tech startup.

Often used to distinguish imaginative, concept-driven work from purely technical execution.

Related

creative brief · brainstorming · outside the box · prototyping · mood board · brand identity · art direction · lateral thinking · fresh perspective · biomimicry · blank canvas · sketch pad · ideation · color theory · storytelling · creative problem-solving · systems thinking · ergonomics

Categories
Opposites
originality

creative designcopying

Reproducing something exactly

imitation · replication · plagiarism · duplication · knockoff

approach methodology

creative designpaint-by-numbers

Numbered section coloring system

mass production · fill-in-the-blank · factory production

Family

design, create, creation, designer, creativity

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G