Your Task:
Take an ordinary, every day term or phrase and make a visual of it. For example: house cat, ballpoint pen, one tough cookie, sharp as a tack … whatever you can think of.
You will have three class periods to work on this assignment!
-idea from https://mrscoxclass.info/graphics/graphicsi/visual-pun/
"Time Flies" | "Cup of Joe" | "Unicorn"
Examples of Finished Work -- from Mrs. Cox Class
Key terms to understand:
Pun: A play on words, usually the assignment of different meanings to similarly sounding words or phrases, with humorous intent.
Visual Pun: A drawing, cartoon, photograph, etc. depicting objects arranged so that the names of the objects or a description of their placement suggests a play on words.
What to do:
Using Adobe Photoshop, illustrate a word that contains a visual pun.
Begin by exploring your options…create a list or series of sketches with your 3 best ideas.
Choose your best idea and create it using Photoshop.
Here are some fun words to get you started:
Watch Dog – Fan Club -Second Hand Store – Water Closet – Strong Box – Photo Bug – Bookworm – Loud Tie – Toothpick – Gatorade – Handcuffs – Horseradish – Fireman– Wisdom Tooth – Mail Man – Boxing Match – Book Worm – Butterfly – Moth Ball – Garden Hose – Horse Fly – Eye Ball – Handball – Football – Watch Dog – Fan Club – Second Hand Store – Fruit Punch – Deviled Eggs – eggplant – Flower Bulb- Jack Frost- Dreadlock- Fire Drill – Dragon Fly – Dr. Pepper- Money Order- Star Fish – Serial Killer- Foot ball- Siamese Fighting fish – Zebra fish- Clownfish- I pod – pool table – babysitter – or whatever else you can come up with.