session 1: semiotics

What are semiotics anyway?
Semiotics in my understanding from the first session are the signs we see in culture, the idea alone seems kind of vast and expansive and sort of like seeing the world as more than what we originally thought. Semiotics can come down to the culture and languages we experience from country to country, region to region, town to town etc. Signs can be shown through people too and through illustration you can communicate a lot about a person through body language and clothing style and facial expression alone, semiotics is one of the most powerful tools an illustrator has.