Sex_Trafficking_Erin_Konomos_Final.pdf

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Sex TraffickingSemiotics Review

Erin Konomos


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Haaaaay! Lets begin our presentation.


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Icon:An obvious

replication of whatthe signifier is.

Usually relative to

what is being

signified.


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Index:Hints at the Icon

and Symbol, visual

indications/connotationsthat lead the viewer to

believe what is supposed

to be portrayed.


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Symbol: Usually a

cultural agreement that

the artist can count ontheir target audience to

already know andassume. Must be

learned.


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Matrix, where I jotted down all of my ideas, randomly and got most of my labels wrong.


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More refined sketches, combining the concepts of my matrix.


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The barcode was most interesting to me, so I began expanding on the idea, using di!erent aspects in the sign, but still making the barcode the strongest part of the

graphic. Here are my favorite digital ideas, that I would soon build more upon


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When we got to add color, the only two I deemed fit were black and red, because sex tra"cking isnt a light subject.


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Like I said before, no other colors really fit this topic. This graphic of a woman engraved into the pill appeared too friendly due to its round edges and choice of color. So

when we got the opportunity to apply anchorage and relay, I transformed my ideas and explored the barcode even more.


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The numbers at the bottom represent statistics. 2.4 million people are victims of sex tra"cking each year. 80% female, 20% male, and 50% under the age of 16. It was

meant to look like a stamp, but the arm makes it awkward, and I wish I refined it more


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wanted to keep it simple, so the sticker would be easy to read and not too busy


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