inspiration board

Creative reference display

An inspiration board is a collection of images, quotes, clippings, and other visual materials arranged together to capture a mood, theme, or creative direction.

Designers, artists, and planners use them to gather ideas and maintain focus on a project's aesthetic vision: She pinned fabric swatches and magazine photos to her inspiration board.

Also called a mood board or vision board, though vision boards tend toward personal goals rather than creative projects.

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Opposites
purpose/function

inspiration boardto-do list

Pending tasks, itemized

task list · checklist · action items · work orders · spreadsheet

creative orientation

inspiration boardblank wall

writer's block · brand guidelines · mental block · dead end

emotional register

inspiration boardwall of shame

Display of disgraced names

demotivation · warning signs · despair

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G