Mood Board
A mood board is alignment insurance. It gets stakeholders, designers, and clients on the same visual page before anyone opens Figma. The best mood boards are tight and opinionated, 15-25 references that all point in the same direction, not 50 images that cover every possible aesthetic. They should answer the question 'what does this brand feel like?' in a single glance. Loose, unfocused mood boards lead to loose, unfocused brands.
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Brand Identity
The complete visual and verbal system that makes a brand recognizable, consistent, and impossible to confuse with anyone else.
Visual Identity
The visible elements of a brand: logo, color palette, typography, imagery style, and layout patterns.
Brand Guidelines
The rulebook that defines how a brand identity should be applied across every format, platform, and context.