Appendix A. Concept-to-Metaphor Transfigurator

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...

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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