"a distinctive direction" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it when you want to describe something with a particular style, approach, or focus. For example: "The company took a distinctive direction with its latest marketing campaign."
Given the success of "Transparent," which tells an unusual story in a distinctive way, why not lean in that direction?
It should, however, be noted that although the vibrotactile cues in both studies were presented in the driver's peripersonal space, they had a distinctive motion direction relative to that of the driver's body.
This is a movie whose images live in the mind, thanks to Cronenberg's distinctive direction and the outstanding production design by Andrew Sanders.
It's impossible to overstate how important it is for a drama derived from the world of comic books to have confident and distinctive direction and editing.
For a "narrow" duct (4L×4L where L is the half-reaction length), the detonation front displays a distinctive "spinning" motion about the axial direction with a well-defined period.
Moreover, a distinctive deformation behavior in the Ni nanowire oriented in [0 0 1] axis direction was observed and deeply investigated.
"And I figured -- given that all of Tim Burton's movies have such a distinctive look -- that he'd then have some very specific directions for me.
Our data defining CpG methylation sites that change direction during gestation and subsequently during post-natal life may reflect a distinctive methylation signature in the blood of term neonates.
Our report that TRPV1 and TRPM8 genes are present in reptiles and show a distinctive sequence pattern, and that they function to significantly affect thermoregulatory behaviour opens a new direction for future research.
She released her first album in 1979, and caused an immediate sensation with her womanly subject matter delivered in a distinctive little-girl voice and original compositions that took singer-songwriter pop in a cool, jazzy direction.
