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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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