Visualization is a key component of creativity and innovation. Over the decades, and in diverse fields ranging from Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), Organic Chemistry and Dentistry to Design and Architecture, visualization ability has been identified as a crucial aspect of academic and professional achievement. This study forms part of a larger research which addresses assessment and influences on spatial visualization ability of interior design students. Design students are expected to be proficient at visualization along with a natural flair for creativity. With the abundance of digital data available today, there is an overall influence of conventionality in their concepts. Among the variety of approaches to enable students to visualize, this study reports a novel task delineated to interior design students with the objective of generating innovative concepts. Every student was allotted a ‘Haiku’—a short, unrhymed poem that adheres to a specific three-line, seventeen-syllable format. Traditionally a Japanese poetic form, Haikus are vivid with the intent of sharing a moment or event which the reader can bring to life in his or her mind. All participants evolved 2D and 3D design concepts from a Haiku. This study investigates the approach and analyzes the output of the participants based on their visualization ability and development of ideas. The results showcased design outcomes with newfangled concepts and participants with an offbeat approach to design engagements.