Thursday, 24 March 2011
WEEK 2
-Group more effective than individual
-Roman--turtle shelled in war
| turtle shelled - Emblem of wales and through history - corporate identity - Why do we join groups? To belong, security and safety -Symbols to identify a group
How many groups do you belong to ?
- We use symbols to unite us, but they can also be used to segregate - Branding slaves - Clothe can be a symbols : yellow stare |
Tuesday, 22 March 2011
Week 1
Lecture 1
The Stroop Effect
-Visual Codes
- analogue
- digital ( broken into little peaces)
- iconic signs (old pictures, an image with significance )
- iconic words (Pow)
- pictograph (object, action
- pictograph groups (picture word)
- pictograph phonogram (sound)
- Semantic signs (associated with a bad sign)
- ideogram (the symbol don't make sense but the idea does, like the red cross)
Tuesday, 15 March 2011
Welcome
Hi,
My name is Elia Fanous and I'm currently studying Communication Design at Billy Blue College of Design in North Sydney.
On this blog, I will be posting notes and inspirations I've gained and gathered from my lectures in my Symbols and Distribution class.
I hope you enjoy my blog.
Elia
My name is Elia Fanous and I'm currently studying Communication Design at Billy Blue College of Design in North Sydney.
On this blog, I will be posting notes and inspirations I've gained and gathered from my lectures in my Symbols and Distribution class.
I hope you enjoy my blog.
Elia
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