Semiotics

Semiotics

The science of symbols

There are three sub categories of semiotics.

Iconic

These images are images that represent exactly what they are. Example Images would be pictures of Fire, hands in gears, signs with the word danger.

Indexical

These images are images that cause and effect. These images include smoke, ash, choking, and slipping.

Symbolic

Symbolic images are images that need to be taught to understand. Symbolic mages include symbols for the handicapped, restrooms radiation, and bio-hazard.

The restroom symbol

This symbol denotes the female restroom is beyond this door. The meaning of the symbol needs to be taught to a person, which makes it a Symbolic image.