semiotics 101.ppt
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1. Reading Code(RC)2. Examples 3. Your turn
1. Reading Code(RC)2. Examples 3. Your turn
Semiotics = Science of Meaning
semiotic-analysis™ – see 4
1. Semiotics = Culture Code = Meaning Business
What?
Olny srmat poelpe can raed tihs. cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh? Yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt!
Those whacky kids at Cambridge, what will they come up with next??
1.CC - Code is unconscious but we read it (80% unconscious)
What?Olny srmat poelpe can raed tihs. cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at CmabrigdeUinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitllraed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh? Yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt!
Those whacky kids at Cambridge, what will they come up with next??
1. CC – Signs commonly strung together become what semiotician call ‘code’
What?1. CC – We all read code – thinking like a semiotican
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What?1. CC – We all read code – thinking like a semiotican
What?1. CC – We all read code – thinking like a semiotican
What?1. CC – Codes are expected ‘sets’ of signs vs ‘unconventional’…(‘weird’)
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1. CC – Normal ‘code’
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Nailing the Brand Paradox – right code mix
Weird
Normal
Stand ‘in’/stand out –precise mix
Weird Normal
CC - Easier to see ‘underlying’ code in the past
CC - Easier to see ‘underlying’ code in the past
CC – Semiotics allows you to see ads as clearly today as you can see ads from the
past
CC Harder to see the code in the present –it looks ‘normal’
If you know the rules – you can manipulate them and help clients see why something
will work.
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1. If you know code you can manipulate it
2. Clients reduce risk
3. Higher ROI on work
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semiotic-analysis™ – see 32
2. Examples - outputs
Boring/Average Weird/Out thereStand Out/Stand In
2. Examples – finding the sweet spot
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1. Reading Code(RC)2. Examples 3. Your turn
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Identify the standard themes (Sub Codes) you would expect to see on air travel ads & the Code Devices which portray that meaning
3. Your Turn
SC = Discovery
CD = (Exotic
Places)
SC = Comfort
CD = (Seats)
SC = Service
CD = (Unusual
Behaviour)
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3. Your Turn
Codes / Sub
Codes
Sub Code =
Discovery
Sub Code =
Comfort
Sub Code =
Service
Code Device for
Meaning 1
Planes flying People asleep Welcome
Smiling hostess
Code Device
for Meaning 2
Holiday Beaches Roomy Seats High Quality
Food
Code Device
for Meaning 3
Exotic
Destinations
Staff Putting
Pillows out for
those asleep
‘Luxury’
Environments
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNEJrd6GkSY
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3. Your Turn
Codes / Sub
Codes
Sub Code =
Discovery
Sub Code =
Comfort
Sub Code =
Service
Code Device for
Meaning 1
Planes flying People asleep Welcome
Smiling hostess
Code Device
for Meaning 2
Holiday Beaches Roomy Seats High Quality
Food
Code Device
for Meaning 3
Exotic
Destinations
Staff Putting
Pillows out for
those asleep
‘Luxury’
Environments
3. Your Turn – Beer
Codes / Sub
Codes
Sub Code = Sub Code = Sub Code =
Service
Code Device for
Meaning 1
Welcome
Smiling hostess
Code Device
for Meaning 2
Code Device
for Meaning 3
Exotic
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