IF YOU HAVE A particular concept or theme in mind that you want to bring to life as a visual metaphor, use this table to look up which visual metaphor(s) to use, which you can then reference in Chapter 7.
If you want to illustrate this concept... | Use this visual metaphor... |
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Alone |
Footprints, Island, Parachute |
Angry |
Cloud |
Authority |
Crown, Shield, Wand |
Branching |
Tree |
Cause (and effect) |
Arrow, Dominoes, Iceberg, Layers, Matryoshka doll, River, Road, Ruler, Sign, Steps, Tree |
Challenge |
Jigsaw puzzle, Mountain, Matryoshka doll, Milestone, Road, Steps, Target, Treadmill, Wall |
Cold |
Iceberg, Weather |
Confusion |
Maze, Treadmill |
Connection |
Arrow, Bridge, Handshake, Matryoshka doll, Vine |
Courage |
Boxing glove, Heart, Shield |
Customization |
Fingerprint |
Cycle |
Orbit, Stopwatch, Treadmill |
Danger |
Bones (Jolly Roger), Cliff, Fire, Gauge, Gravestone, Lightning, Sign, Trap, Waves |
Death |
Bones, Gravestone, Trap |
Decision |
Arrow, Compass, Milestone, Ruler, Sign, Steps, Tree, Vine |
Dependability |
Mountain |
Depth |
Iceberg, Ruler, Steps |
Determination |
Boxing glove, Dice/die, Dominoes, Milestone, Road, Rocket, Sign |
Direction |
Arrow, Compass, Horizon, Lighthouse, Map, Maze, Milestone, Road, Ruler, Sign, Steps, Stopwatch, Target, Thermometer |
Disorientation |
Maze, Treadmill |
Emotional |
Heart, Trap |
Energy |
Battery, Gauge, Lightning, River, Rocket, Spring, Sun (Weather), Thermometer |
Enigma |
Box, Gift, Footprints, Iceberg, Matryoshka doll, Maze, Tree |
Enthusiasm |
Lightning, Rocket, Spring |
Eternity |
Mountain, Orbit, River |
Extinct |
Bones, Dinosaur, Gravestone |
Faith |
Four-leaf clover, Sun (Weather) |
Focus |
Compass, Lens, Limelight, Sign, Target |
Fragile |
Egg |
Freedom |
Ballroom, Parachute, Road, Rocket, Wings |
Fresh |
Egg |
Friendship |
Gift, Handshake, Heart, Holding hands |
Fun |
Balloon, Dice/die, Gift, Parachute, Rocket, Spring, Wand |
Goal |
Flag, Milestone, Mountain, Prize ribbon, Road, Sign, Steps, Target, Trophy |
Grandeur |
Mountain, River, Tree |
Growth |
Ruler, Seed, Spring |
Grumpy |
Cloud |
Happiness |
Rainbow, Sun (Weather), Spring |
Height |
Mountain, Ruler, Spring, Steps, Thermometer |
Hidden |
Box, Gift, Iceberg, Matryoshka doll, Trap |
Hope |
Four-leaf clover, Treadmill |
Idea |
Light bulb, Matryoshka doll, Seed |
Identity |
Fingerprint |
Imprisonment |
Trap, Treadmill |
Influence |
Ripple |
Information |
Cogs and gears, Dam, Filter, Funnel, River, Ruler, Sign |
Insight |
Lens, Light bulb, Limelight, Sign, Trap |
Inspiration |
Cloud, Lightning, Light bulb, Spring, Sun (Weather) |
Issue |
Elephant, Flag, Sign |
Journey |
Bridge, Flag, Footprints, Horizon, Map, Maze, Milestone, Mountain, River, Road, Rocket, Rollercoaster, Sign, Steps, Welcome mat |
Kindness |
Gift, Heart |
Loneliness |
Island, Footprints |
Long-term |
Horizon, Mountain, Milestone, Road, Steps |
Love |
Four-leaf clover, Heart |
Luck |
Dice/die, Four-leaf clover, Gift |
Magical |
Box, Four-leaf clover, Matryoshka doll, Spring, Wand |
Majesty |
Iceberg, Mountain, River, Tree |
Measurement |
Ruler, Scales, Sign, Steps, Stopwatch, Target, Thermometer |
Movement |
Milestone, Ripples, Road, Spring |
New |
Egg, Gift, Rocket, Seed, Spring |
Old |
Bones, Cobwebs, Dinosaur, River |
Organization |
Engine, Factory, Tandem, Tree |
Outdated |
Bones, Cobwebs, Dinosaur, Stopwatch |
Personalization |
Fingerprint, Gift |
Perspective |
Horizon, Parachute, Reflection, Road, Steps |
Power (authority) |
See Authority |
Power (energy) |
See Energy |
Power (strength) |
See Strength |
Premium |
Prize ribbon, Shield, Trophy |
Pressure |
Gauge, Thermometer |
Privacy |
Padlock |
Problem |
Bones (Jolly Roger), Cliff, Flag, Jigsaw puzzle, Knot, Sign, Trap, Wall |
Process |
Arrow, Dominoes, Factory, Flag, Funnel, Jigsaw puzzle, Map, Milestone, Road, Ruler, Steps |
Product |
Box, Factory, Gift, Rocket |
Progress, easy |
Waterfall, Ladder, Map, Milestone, Road, Rocket, Steps |
Progress, hard |
Cliff, Ladder, Map, Milestone, Road, Steps |
Protection |
Padlock, Parachute, Shield, Wall |
Proximity |
Onion rings, Map, Matryoshka doll, Target |
Rational |
Head, Ruler |
Rebellion |
Bones (Jolly Roger) |
Recognition |
Prize ribbon, Trophy |
Relationship |
Belt, Bridge, Cogs and gears, Filter, Jigsaw puzzle, Map, Matryoshka doll, Onion rings, Steps, Target, Tree, Vine |
Remote |
Island, Map, Milestone, Road |
Repetition |
Orbit, Ruler, Steps, Stopwatch, Treadmill |
Risk |
Bones (Jolly Roger), Cliff, Flag, Gauge, Lightning, Parachute, Ruler, Target, Thermometer, Trap |
Role |
Hats |
Rotten |
Bones, Egg, Toilet |
Safety |
Bridge, Key and lock, Lighthouse, Parachute, Shield, Trap, Wall, Welcome mat |
Security |
Key and lock, Padlock, Shield, Trap, Wall |
Shock |
Lightning, Trap |
Slow |
Cobwebs, Parachute, Stopwatch |
Speed |
Lightning, Parachute, Stopwatch |
Story |
Footprints, Milestone, River, Road, Trap, Tree rings |
Strategy |
Lighthouse, Map, Meat-cut chart, Milestone, Road, Ruler, Scales, Silos, Steps, Target, Trap |
Strength |
Boxing glove, Crown, Dam, Iceberg, Lightning, Mountain, Muscles, Rocket, Thermometer, Tree, Trophy, Wall |
Stubbornness |
Anchor, Boxing glove, Dam, Mountain, Wall |
Support |
Holding hands, Parachute, Steps, Wall |
Surprise |
Box, Gift, Lightning, Spring, Trap |
System |
Cogs and gears, Engine, Filter, Funnel, Ruler, Steps, Stopwatch, Tandem, Wall |
Tension |
Knot, Thermometer, Trap |
Terror |
Dinosaur, Trap |
Time |
Stopwatch |
Trust |
Anchor, Handshake |
Unconnected |
Island, Ladder, Maze, Steps |
Value |
Gemstone, Prize ribbon, Ruler, Thermometer |
Vision |
Cloud, Horizon, Mountain, Sun (Weather) |
Weakness |
Anchor |
Worthless |
Toilet, Treadmill |
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