Visual puns

VISUAL PUNS

What is a pun?• A pun is a play on words, usually the

assignment of different meanings to similarly sounds words or phrases, with humorous intent.

“He drove his expensive car into a tree, and saw how a Mercedes bends.”

-Mercedes-Benz

“When a clock is hungry it goes back four seconds”

-goes back for seconds

“A joke book that is called ‘Kids are Punny.”

-kids are funny

What is a Visual Pun?

• A visual pun is an image that depicts objects, or the arrangement of objects, in such a way that the names of the objects, or their arrangement suggests a play on words.

Look at the image below. Can guess what the visual pun is?

CORRECT! This is a notebook.

WHAT IS THE VISUAL PUN?

These are a little bit harder. . .

Project

• You will designing your own visual pun. You will sketch out several brain storming ideas, will pick your favorite, and then you will depict your visual pun using your drawing skills.

STEP ONE

• 1. Pick three ideas for visual puns (use the list on the next slide, or come up with your own).

• 2. Draw several sketch ideas of how to depict these puns on the scratch paper provided. Each pun should have several different sketches.

puns

• Your bike is too tired• Ancient greece• House shoe• House arrest• Loaded diaper• Rainbow• Diaper gravy• Brainwash• Numnut• Star fruit

WalnutSea starBrain stormStarburstPower rangersstrawberry

PUNSButterfly

It’s raining men

Smarty pants

Ladybug

It’s raining cats and dogs

Cuckoo bird

Time flies

Liar pants on fire

Bieber Fever

Bell Boy

Rose bud

Ffire truckBig moneyProblem childCheater pumpkin eaterBarking spiderSpider manBatmanAll eyes on meCatwomanWonder womanGreen lantern

PUNS IDEAS• Watch Dog , • Fan Club, • Second Hand

Store, • Water Closet, • Strong Box, • Photo bug, • Bookworm, • Loud Tie, • Toothpick, • Gatorade, • Handcuffs, • Horseradish,ButterflyIt’s raining menSmarty pantsLadybugIt’s raining cats and

dogsCuckoo birdTime flies

Fireman, Wisdom Tooth, Mail Man, Boxing Match, Butterfly, Moth Ball, Garden Hose, Horse Fly, Eyeball, Handball, Football, Fruit Punch, Deviled Eggs, Flower BulbLiar pants on fireBieber FeverBell BoyRose budFfire truckBig moneyProblem child

Jack Frost, Dreadlock, Fire Drill, Starfish, Airline Food, Buffalo Wings, Catfish, Couch Potato, Freezer Burn, Junk Food, Rush Hour, Talk Show, Fruit Fly, Running ShoesCheater pumpkin eaterBarking spiderSpider manBatmanAll eyes on meCatwomanWonder woman

•High Heels, •Corn Dog, •French Fry, •Artwork, •Snow Day•Skipping School•Playing Possum•Flash Light•Sleeping Bag•Sea Horse•Green lanternYour bike is too tiredAncient greeceHouse shoeHouse arrestLoaded diaperRainbowDiaper gravyBrainwashNumnutStar fruit