Visual Metaphors

Good content explains.

Great content gets remembered.

And there’s a two-word hack that’ll easily bridge that gap.

Before I go on:

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OK. 

So I saw two posts last week about burnout.

One said:

“Remote work drains you by blurring the line between rest and productivity.”

The other?

Just an image of a red, flashing battery icon.

The reason the second one stuck in my mind way more than the first?

Two words:

Visual metaphors.

They take something abstract — emotional exhaustion, boundaries, burnout…

And make it visceral.

It can be an image you design.

Or a mental image you drop into a sentence.

→ A literal visual.

→ Or a metaphor that feels like one.

Both forms do the same thing:

Make abstract ideas clear, emotional, and unforgettable.

Example:

I used ChatGPT and my 4-step “visual remixing” process to create a visual to show why visual metaphors are so powerful.

Idea → They take bits of info and data and turn them into one clear, sticky, visual idea you can actually remember.

Image:

Try this:

Use the AI prompt below to instantly generate visual metaphor ideas for any piece of content. It won’t create the actual images for you, but it’ll definitely get your ideas flowing.

Paste this into ChatGPT after pasting your topic or written content at the bottom: 

“Based on the following content or idea, suggest 3 strong visual metaphors.

For each one, explain what the image would be, and what emotional or conceptual effect it would create for the audience.

[Insert your written content or topic here]”

Moral of the story:

If people can see what you mean, they’ll feel it too.

P.S. If you want to learn how to create aesthetic, branded visuals that make your content pop off the screen…

Join me for Instant AI Visuals — a live online workshop where I’ll show you the exact 4-step system I use to turn rough ideas into powerful visuals using just ChatGPT.

You’ll walk away with a dead-simple method that makes your content look twice as authoritative. 

The recording is included (even if you can’t make it live).

Early bird pricing ends at midnight tonight

Grab your spot before the price jumps →

Until next time.

Cheers.

Dil