09:34 Oct 28, 2008 

The term 'creative' is most certainly a noun in this context. It is widely used to refer to people in creative roles in the advertising industry. However I think all of the compounds you suggested (such as 'creative timeline') would sound strange in English just because that kind of unfamiliar compound doesn't work in English, whereas it does in Japanese.

03:46 Oct 28, 2008 

Thank you, Edward, for your entry. I was unable to use Add Entry button earlier, and I thought I was supposed to "Provide Clarification." My response to you went to the clarification area. Sorry about that.

Thank you Can, and now I am confused. Two English speakers are divided. So, if you see "Creative Budget", "Creative Wage Cost," etc. in an advertising agency's document, you wouldn't have a hard time figuring out what they mean?

And thank you, patent_pending.
Unfortunately, I can't see the "Reference: CREATIVE" you posted. It seems like a link but it's a link to nowhere. I am not sure if I am using this page in a wrong way. Some buttons/functions seem to be disabled. I wonder if it is because I am a partial member. So my apologies, if I end up posting my messages in a wrong place again, or if I am not able to see something you posted.

03:27 Oct 28, 2008 

In advertising, "creative" is also a noun. It refers to the people wh come up with the campaigns. FYI.

02:43 Oct 28, 2008 

So, if I am to respect the Japanese client's insistence that I use the word "Creative" consistently and at the same time use it correctly as an adjective, I will just have to keep adding a noun after it, such as "production cost of the Creative Department products," "wage cost of the Creative Department personnel," "Timeline of the Creative Department activities," "Important points for the Creative Department products," etc. Is that right?

02:18 Oct 28, 2008 

And all of the English examples you give are flat wrong in English. They work just fine in Japanese, but not in English. You are asking the wrong question, I'm afraid.