creative economy
Arts-driven commercial sector
The creative economy encompasses industries where value derives primarily from intellectual property, artistic expression, and cultural production—advertising, architecture, art, design, entertainment, fashion, film, music, publishing, software, and video games.
The term frames creativity as an economic engine: Cities compete to attract creative economy workers.
It often appears in policy discussions about post-industrial growth and urban development.
- industrial designPlanning manufactured objects' form
- performance artEmbodied creative expression
- sculptureShaped three-dimensional art
- pop-up galleryTemporary art exhibition space
- copyrightExclusive reproduction rights
painting · photography · architecture · artist residency · advertising · art · cultural district · coworking space · knowledge transfer · artisans · licensing · urban revitalization · arts funding · publishing · soft power · royalties · digital storytelling · makers
creative economyheavy industry
Capital-intensive manufacturing sector
industrial economy · mining industry · smokestack industries · resource extraction · coal mining