Signifiers & Semiotics

Semiotics is the study of SIGNS.

The Signifier - the sign: a word, colour, or image. For example 'the colour blue'.


The Singnified - the concept/meaning/associations that the sign refers to.


For example: Rose - Signifier: red rose with a green stem
                    Signified: symbol of passion & love is what                                     the rose represents.










In the Prelim we did, we used signifiers. We set the scene of cowboys in a bar drinking. You could tell this because we used cowboy hats which are sterotypical for a cowboy which was the signifier and it signified that they were cowboys sat in a bar. We also used the signifier shot glasses which signified that they were drinking as that is what they are used for.