Pictorial rendering of a concept

Abstract

A technique is provided for producing a pictorial rendering of a concept using only components obtained from a printed title of the concept as designated in the vernacular language: The concept may alternatively be a concrete object or an abstract notion. The technique includes steps of displaying on a first surface the entire printed title designating the concept to be depicted in the pictorial rendering such that the printed title is comprised of a plurality of individual distinctly contoured components and applying onto a second surface distant from the first surface, a representation of each of the individual distinctly contoured components in a new relatively positioned relationship different from that provided on the first surface such that, taken together, the repositioned contoured components result in a pictorial rendering of the concept designated by the printed title. The individual distinctly contoured components variously include letters or symbols of the alphabet.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A method of producing a pictorial rendering of a concept using only components obtained from a printed title of the concept as designated in the vernacular language comprising the steps of: 
 (a) displaying on a first surface the entire printed title designating the concept to be depicted in the pictorial rendering such that the printed title is comprised of a plurality of individual distinctly contoured components; and    (b) applying onto a second surface distant from the first surface, a representation of each of the individual distinctly contoured components in a new relatively positioned relationship different from that provided on the first surface such that, taken together, the repositioned contoured components result in a pictorial rendering of the concept designated by the printed title.    
     
     
         2 . A method as set forth in  claim 1   wherein the concept is a concrete object.    
     
     
         3 . A method as set forth in  claim 1   wherein the concept is an abstract notion.    
     
     
         4 . A method as set forth in  claim 1   wherein the individual distinctly contoured components include numbers or letters or symbols of the alphabet of the vernacular language.    
     
     
         5 . A method as set forth in  claim 1  including the steps of: 
 (c) providing on a third surface removable representations of each of the individual distinctly contoured components which comprise the entire printed title of step (a); and  
 (d) selectively removing from the third surface the representation of each of the individual distinctly contoured components for application to the second surface according to step (b).  
 
     
     
         6 . A method as set forth in  claim 5  including the steps of: 
 (e) providing each of the removable representations of step (c) with an adhesive backing; and  
 (f) employing the adhesive backing, attaching the removable representations to the second surface according to step (b).  
 
     
     
         7 . A method as set forth in  claim 5   wherein the third surface includes: 
 an underlying support layer; and  
 an adhesively-backed overlying layer in contiguous contact with the support layer; and  
   including the step of: 
 (e) scoring the overlying layer to outline each of the representations of the individual distinctly contoured components to enable their removal from the support layer according to step (d).  
   
     
     
         8 . A system for producing a pictorial rendering of a concept using only components obtained from a printed title of the concept as designated in the vernacular language comprising: 
 a first surface;    an entire printed title designating the concept to be depicted in the pictorial rendering displayed on the first surface comprised of a plurality of individual distinctly contoured components; and    a second surface distant from the first surface onto which is applied a representation of each of the individual distinctly contoured components in a new relatively positioned relationship different from that provided on the first surface such that, taken together, the repositioned contoured components result in a pictorial rendering of the concept designated by the printed title.    
     
     
         9 . A method as set forth in  claim 8   wherein the concept is a concrete object.    
     
     
         10 . A method as set forth in  claim 8   wherein the concept is an abstract notion.    
     
     
         11 . A system as set forth in  claim 8   wherein the individual distinctly contoured components include numbers or letters or symbols of the alphabet of the vernacular language.    
     
     
         12 . A system as set forth in  claim 8  including: 
 a third surface on which are provided selectively removable representations of each of the individual distinctly contoured components which comprise the entire printed title for application to the second surface such that the repositioned contoured components result in a pictorial rendering of the concept designated by the printed title.  
 
     
     
         13 . A system as set forth in  claim 12   wherein each of the removable representations is provided with an adhesive backing for attaching the removable representations to the second surface.    
     
     
         14 . A system as set forth in  claim 12   wherein the third surface includes: 
 an underlying support layer; and  
 an adhesively-backed overlying layer in contiguous contact with the support layer, the overlying layer being scored to outline each of the representations of the individual distinctly contoured components to enable their removal from the support layer.  
   
     
     
         15 . A system as set forth in  claim 12  including: 
 an instruction manual for describing the creative process involved in producing the pictorial rendering of a concept with components obtained from a printed title of the concept as designated in the vernacular language;  
 a supply of sheets having the nature of the first surface providing a plurality of printed titles of objects as designated in the vernacular language;  
 a supply of sheets having the nature of the second surface for receiving the individual distinctly contoured components; and  
 a supply of sheets including the third surface;  
 all of the mentioned items together comprising a kit.  
 
     
     
         16 . A game of producing a pictorial rendering of a concept using only components obtained from a printed title of the concept as designated in the vernacular language comprising: 
 a reception surface; and    a plurality of individual distinctly contoured components taken from the printed title of the concept as designated in the vernacular language and relatively positioned such that, taken together, the repositioned contoured components result in a pictorial rendering of the concept designated by the printed title.    
     
     
         17 . A method as set forth in  claim 16   wherein the concept is a concrete object.    
     
     
         18 . A method as set forth in  claim 16   wherein the concept is an abstract notion.    
     
     
         19 . A game as set forth in  claim 16   wherein the individual distinctly contoured components include numbers or letters or symbols of the alphabet of the vernacular language.    
     
     
         20 . A game as set forth in  claim 16  including: 
 a source surface on which are provided selectively removable representations of each of the individual distinctly contoured components which comprise the entire printed title for application to the reception surface such that the repositioned contoured components result in a pictorial rendering of the concept designated by the printed title.  
 
     
     
         21 . A game as set forth in  claim 20   wherein each of the removable representations is provided with an adhesive backing for attaching the removable representations to the second surface.    
     
     
         22 . A game as set forth in  claim 20   wherein the source surface includes: 
 an underlying support layer; and  
 an adhesively-backed overlying layer in contiguous contact with the support layer, the overlying layer being scored to outline each of the representations of the individual distinctly contoured components to enable their removal from the support layer.