visualMetaphor
P82532
predicate
Indicates a relationship where one entity conceptually represents or explains another through a visual analogy or symbolic imagery.
Observed surface forms (7)
- visualSymbolism ×5
- usesVisualLanguage ×4
- userInterfaceMetaphor ×3
- usedVisualMetaphor ×2
- hasVisualAnalogy ×1
- interfaceMetaphor ×1
- uiMetaphor ×1
Sample triples (29)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| Aqua user interface | 3D-like controls ⓘ |
| Aqua user interface | water-like translucency ⓘ |
| Behind the Myth of Benevolence | peeling back the canvas to reveal suppressed histories ⓘ |
| Dr. James Xavier | eyes via predicate surface "visualSymbolism" ⓘ |
| Eternal winter | Elsa's loss of control via predicate surface "visualSymbolism" ⓘ |
| Finder for Apple IIGS | desktop with icons representing disks and files ⓘ |
| Fritz Kahn | factory as metaphor for the human body via predicate surface "usedVisualMetaphor" ⓘ |
| Fritz Kahn | industrial machinery as metaphor for organs and physiological processes via predicate surface "usedVisualMetaphor" ⓘ |
| Funnel of causality | funnel narrowing from distant causes to immediate decision ⓘ |
| Google+ Circles interface | circles ⓘ |
| Google+ Circles interface | drag-and-drop contact tiles ⓘ |
| Knot (1947) | geometric abstraction via predicate surface "usesVisualLanguage" ⓘ |
| Lotus Organizer | paper organizer via predicate surface "userInterfaceMetaphor" ⓘ |
| Lotus Organizer | ring binder via predicate surface "userInterfaceMetaphor" ⓘ |
| Me Hub | single place for all social interactions ⓘ |
| Microsoft Cardfile for Windows 3.x versions | index card file via predicate surface "interfaceMetaphor" ⓘ |
| Shavasana I | collage-like composition via predicate surface "usesVisualLanguage" ⓘ |
| Shavasana I | hybrid figures via predicate surface "usesVisualLanguage" ⓘ |
| Shavasana I | surreal imagery via predicate surface "usesVisualLanguage" ⓘ |
| Sydney 2000 emblem | Opera House as athlete’s torso ⓘ |
| Sydney 2000 emblem | runner formed from boomerangs ⓘ |
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The Cloud
surface form:
The Cloud (Museum de Fundatie)
|
cloud ⓘ |
| The Fallen Star | falling comet of light via predicate surface "visualSymbolism" ⓘ |
| Varykino retreat | idyllic contrast to galactic conflict via predicate surface "visualSymbolism" ⓘ |
| Wii Channels | television channels via predicate surface "userInterfaceMetaphor" ⓘ |
| Windows XP Luna theme | plastic-like controls ⓘ |
| monorail system (Jurassic World) | high-tech, corporate-controlled tourism via predicate surface "visualSymbolism" ⓘ |
| progman.exe | program groups and icons via predicate surface "uiMetaphor" ⓘ |
| the One-Armed Lady | cathedral with one arm (one tower) via predicate surface "hasVisualAnalogy" ⓘ |