1.   A Big Kahuna version of a visual motif that is by now virtually the logo of progressive design, this concave shape extends the full length of the store.

2.   A recurrent visual motif is the eerie nighttime reflection of rippling water on polished steel and marble surfaces.

3.   By last weekend, at least one car dealership had incorporated the visual motif of a butterfly ballot into a television commercial.

4.   Shadows are the visual motif here.

5.   She uses visual motifs, such as time-exposure tricks and persistent shots of open rural highways speeding past, to conjure the idea of escape.

6.   To their credit, the filmmakers have made a real effort to incorporate Chinese visual motifs, Asian-American voices, and even elements of traditional Chinese music.