| No. | Term | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | abstraction | Simplifying to core ideas. |
| 2. | aesthetic | Concerned with beauty and taste. |
| 3. | ambiguity | Open to multiple interpretations. |
| 4. | analogy | Comparison highlighting shared structure. |
| 5. | animation | Creating motion from still images. |
| 6. | artistry | Skilled creative expression. |
| 7. | association | Linking ideas in memory. |
| 8. | audacity | Bold willingness to take risks. |
| 9. | authenticity | Genuine, true-to-self expression. |
| 10. | brainstorming | Generating many ideas quickly. |
| 11. | breakthrough | Sudden significant advance. |
| 12. | bricolage | Making from available materials. |
| 13. | cadence | Rhythmic flow in language or music. |
| 14. | canvas | Surface for artistic creation. |
| 15. | collaboration | Creating together with others. |
| 16. | color theory | Principles of color interaction. |
| 17. | composition | Arrangement of elements into a whole. |
| 18. | concept | An abstract idea or plan. |
| 19. | conjure | Bring ideas vividly to mind. |
| 20. | craft | Skillful making by hand or mind. |
| 21. | curiosity | Desire to learn or explore. |
| 22. | design | Planned creation for a purpose. |
| 23. | divergent thinking | Generating multiple possible solutions. |
| 24. | draft | Early unfinished version. |
| 25. | dreamlike | Surreal, like a dream. |
| 26. | eclectic | Drawn from diverse sources. |
| 27. | edit | Revise to improve clarity. |
| 28. | emergence | New patterns arising unexpectedly. |
| 29. | empathy | Understanding others’ feelings and views. |
| 30. | envision | Imagine a future possibility. |
| 31. | experiment | Try methods to see results. |
| 32. | expression | Communicating thoughts or feelings. |
| 33. | fable | Story conveying a moral. |
| 34. | flow state | Deep, absorbed productive focus. |
| 35. | fluency | Ease of generating ideas. |
| 36. | form | Structure or shape of work. |
| 37. | freestyle | Improvised, unplanned creation. |
| 38. | fresh perspective | New way of seeing things. |
| 39. | gadget | Tool that enables making or testing. |
| 40. | generative | Able to produce many outcomes. |
| 41. | gesture | Expressive movement or mark. |
| 42. | glimmer | Small hint of an idea. |
| 43. | graphite | Drawing medium from carbon. |
| 44. | groove | Steady rhythmic feel. |
| 45. | hack | Clever shortcut or workaround. |
| 46. | harmony | Pleasing combination of elements. |
| 47. | heuristic | Rule of thumb for solving. |
| 48. | hybrid | Combination of different forms. |
| 49. | ideate | Generate and develop ideas. |
| 50. | imagination | Ability to form new mental images. |
| 51. | improvise | Create spontaneously in the moment. |
| 52. | innovation | Introducing something new and useful. |
| 53. | inquiry | Questioning to discover insights. |
| 54. | inspiration | Sudden urge to create. |
| 55. | intuition | Knowing without conscious reasoning. |
| 56. | juxtaposition | Placing contrasts side by side. |
| 57. | kaleidoscopic | Complex, shifting patterns of ideas. |
| 58. | kinetic | Relating to movement and energy. |
| 59. | lateral thinking | Solving via indirect approaches. |
| 60. | lens | Viewpoint shaping interpretation. |
| 61. | line work | Drawing using lines for form. |
| 62. | lyricism | Expressive, poetic quality. |
| 63. | maker mindset | Hands-on, build-and-learn attitude. |
| 64. | metaphor | Implied comparison for meaning. |
| 65. | moodboard | Visual collage of inspirations. |
| 66. | motif | Recurring element or theme. |
| 67. | muse | Source of creative inspiration. |
| 68. | narrative | Story structure and content. |
| 69. | novelty | Quality of being new. |
| 70. | nuance | Subtle difference in meaning or tone. |
| 71. | observation | Careful noticing of details. |
| 72. | originality | Uniqueness in idea or style. |
| 73. | out-of-the-box | Unconventional, creative thinking. |
| 74. | palette | Range of chosen colors. |
| 75. | pattern | Repeated design or structure. |
| 76. | perception | How something is understood or sensed. |
| 77. | playfulness | Light, exploratory approach. |
| 78. | plot | Sequence of story events. |
| 79. | prototype | Early model for testing ideas. |
| 80. | pun | Wordplay using double meanings. |
| 81. | quirk | Unusual trait adding character. |
| 82. | radical | Fundamentally different or bold. |
| 83. | reframe | Change how a problem is viewed. |
| 84. | remix | Rework existing material into new. |
| 85. | render | Create a visual or final version. |
| 86. | resonance | Deep emotional or thematic impact. |
| 87. | riff | Repeated musical phrase or variation. |
| 88. | risk-taking | Willingness to try uncertain paths. |
| 89. | scaffold | Support structure for building ideas. |
| 90. | scene | Single moment within a story. |
| 91. | sketch | Quick preliminary drawing or outline. |
| 92. | spark | Small trigger for an idea. |
| 93. | storyboard | Sequence of planned visual scenes. |
| 94. | style | Distinctive manner of expression. |
| 95. | synthesis | Combining parts into a whole. |
| 96. | tactile | Related to touch and texture. |
| 97. | tangent | Side idea branching from main. |
| 98. | texture | Surface quality, real or implied. |
| 99. | theme | Central idea or message. |
| 100. | tone | Attitude conveyed in expression. |