Week 13: April 4, 2005

Topic: The Semiotics of Art and Design

Key Questions:
How does anthropological semiotics explain how humans imbue life with meaning through signs?
If the meaning of signs and symbols are not fixed, how does one approach "shared meaning" in design and art?

Readings:

Coates, Del.        2003. Watches Tell More Than Time. McGraw Hill: New York, NY.
Chapter 3: pp. 53-82

Egenter, Nold.     1995. "Semantic and Symbolic Architecture." on the Implosion Website

Hellner, Steven.   2004. Design Literacy, 2nd edition. Allworth Press: New York, NY.
Chapter "Iconography": pp. 329-359

Assignments Due:

Concept Journal iteration #8 (2 pages)

What is the relationship between your concept and Del Coates's idea of concinnity?