Part A: Finding Signs Corrections

This is the corrections of Part A: Finding Signs based off the feedback received last class from professor Jamie. Using the photographs that we took during our city block photo shoot as well as our graphic design finds we were to finalize them all, selecting only the best for the Finals of Part A. We were to choose the best example of icon, index, paradigm, syntagm, symbol and two examples of pragmatics.

Index + Pragmatics

design by Brute Propaganda/Aidan Hughes

Symbol

from the Crossroads of Kansas City, off of Baltimore Road and East 19th Street

Syntagm

from the Crossroads of Kansas City, off of Baltimore Road and East 19th Street

Icon + Pragmatics

design by Stranger and Stranger/Kevin Shaw

Paradigm

from Communication Arts, Typography Annual 2012 page 147

Part A: Finding Signs

Using the photographs that we took during our city block photo shoot as well as our graphic design finds we were to finalize them all, selecting only the best for the Finals of Part A. We were to choose the best example of icon, index, paradigm, syntagm, symbol and two examples of pragmatics.

icon

design by Stranger and Stranger/ Kevin Shaw

index

design by Brute Propaganda/Aidan Hughes

paradigm

from Communication Arts, Typography Annual 2012 page 147

pragmatics

design by Brute Propaganda/Aidan Hughes

pragmatics

designer is unknown, go to www.bombaysapphire.com to learn more

symbol

 from the Crossroads of Kansas City, off of Baltimore Road and East 19th Street

syntagm

 from the Crossroads of Kansas City, off of Baltimore Road and East 19th Street

Code Meaning Excercises

Based off of our two new vocabulary words and definitions we were to edit one of graphic finds and illustrate anchor and relay. Specifically we were to have 2 examples of each: relay with image, relay with type, anchor with image and anchor with type.

thumbnails

relay with image

relay with image

relay with text

anchor with image

anchor with image

anchor with text

anchor with text

anchor with text

Changing Connotations Excercise

We were to choose one of our six graphic finds and visually alter it to create a different connotation.

the original

connotations: edgy, dark

denotations: bottle shape with a sea creature illustration and  text

connotations: fresh, relax

denotations: bottle shape with photograph inside of beach

connotations: fun, games, dizzy

denotations: black and white bottle shapes in a circular rotation

connotations: scary, haunted, negative, harmful, hazardous

denotations: black bottle structure with green drawing and text

connotations: party, fun, humor

denotations: brightly colors bottle with text and a sea creature

*Fifth variation to come.*

Semiotics: the graphic design finds

We were to test our newly learned knowledge about icons, indexes, symbols, paradigms, syntagms, signified/signifiers, pragmatic, denotation and connotation that we found and liked.

designer: 

source: La Vanguardia's Sunday supplement of Generations 2006

Semantics: the city outting

We were to test our newly learned knowledge about icons, indexes, symbols, paradigms, syntagms, and signified/signifiers and find an example of a city block and label the images.

overview shot.

detailed shot 1.

detailed shot 2.

detailed shot 3.