So, I'm reading a boring post about the fruitcake creation that Wills and Kate will have for their wedding. Being an amateur cake decorator, I was interested in the design of it and what it will look like, not the amount of twigs and berries and tea cups and scones and crown jewels that will be contained within.

But before I clicked on the big old X button, a quote from the baker stuck out to me. Apparently, she said the process of specing out this culinary abomination was made easier because Kate had brought "mood boards." Mood boards? WTF are those? Is that like Mood Rings?

I turned to my trusty Google to solve the Scooby-Do mystery. From wikipedia:

A mood board is a type of poster design that may consist of images, text, and samples of objects in a composition of the choice of the mood board creator. Designers and others use mood boards to develop their design concepts and to communicate to other members of the design team

Mood boards are often used by graphic designers to enable a person to illustrate visually the direction of style which they are pursuing.

Often used by graphic designers, eh? In the words of Pam Poovey, "Thank God for them internets."  Ya learn something new everyday. : )