Is Creative a Noun?

Is Creative a Noun?

The usage of Creative a noun was something that I struggled with initially. I strictly considered "Creative" an adjective, something that described a creative person whether they were an Artist, a Craftsman or an engineer.

Austin Kleon, one of my favorite authors and artist even has a chapter in one of his incredible books called "Creative is not a Noun." But he and I were wrong. I am the type of Artist that has to search and research topics that I'm currently in love with and creativity is one of them. And has been for most of my life.

In my research I found that the usage of "Creative” as a noun is over 200 years old. Most of the time it's being used in the marketing and advertising worlds but also as a synonym for craftsman.