Presto Sketching

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 ...