50 signs (Week 7)

This week, we learn about semiotics, which can also know as signs. What is signs? Signs can be a sound, word, image, or gesture. There are three types of signs, which are icon, index, and symbol. Before I learn about these, I though that these types of signs are the same. However, after this lecture class, I know that they are different. Icon is visual representation of the concept, and it is similar to how the subject looks like. Index is an indicator if the concept, and it implies based on evidences. Symbol is a code for the concept, and we need to be educated then only we can understand about it.

At the end of the class, we are asked to do an activity which is draw 50 signs that relate to our project. I try to do my best to categorise and draw these 50 signs based on what I know. Maybe some fo them are wrong, but here are what I have done: