Making Sense
"Every node of experience is deep, has a pattern, and can be traced."
Semionaut
Giving voice to the global community of applied/commercial semioticians. (This "topic" is named after a now-defunct website founded by Malcolm Evans and Josh Glenn.) Click here to view Semiofest Sessions only, or here to view MAKING SENSE Q&As only.
Session: Un-Analyzable
On November 10, a session devoted to analyzing the un-analyzable.
Making Sense
"Semiosis sustains, permeates, and gives birth to everything we know."
Making Sense
"To trace the evolution of a sign's meaning, in order to understand the sign's hidden essence, we need passion."
Making Sense
"Once we 'break the surface' of what's given, we learn that no phenomenon is ever obvious."
Session: Semiotics & the Scientific Method
On October 27, a session devoted to the science of semiotic analysis.
Making Sense
"We are ‘working amongst the ruins’ so there’s a scope to be creative and brave."
Making Sense
"Everything is or can be significant and worthy of our time."
Making Sense
"The real power of semiotics lies in understanding how consumers create their own meaning systems."
Making Sense
"We're all semioticians — we all 'decode' as part of our everyday lives."
Session: Body Semiotics
On September 15, a session devoted to semiotics (in, of and on) the body.
Making Sense
"You need to be comfortable with uncertainty, contradiction, and change."
Making Sense
"We're surrounded by messages. The semiotician asks: How have these been configured?"
Making Sense
"Cultivate a 'helicopter' view on things, concepts, and problems."