Embassytown
"The Ariekei's discovery of the myriad possibilities of signifier/signified connections proves catastrophic."
Decoding the world of culture, design, and marketing.
Session: Doing Semiotics in Asia
A session on semiotics in Asian contexts… and how Eastern philosophies might expand the way we think about meaning-making.
Semiofest Warsaw 2026
We invited the forthcoming conference's organizers to discuss its theme: VISCOSITY.
SEMIOVOX 3Q2025
Fascinating work and fun creative projects…
Media Diet
"Unlike the rational mindset we semioticians are often trained to prioritize, music speaks directly to the visceral…"
Making Sense
"Our bodies are part of our research tools — experience matters. It’s not just about hours in the office; it’s about the life you live."
Media Diet
We semioticians must "question things more closely, adopt different perspectives, and pursue more unconventional paths."
Pikachu
"Pika pika."
Media Diet
"Clients rarely list gaming as an area of culture to explore, which seems wild to me."
Making Sense
"What a semiotician offers is an authentic reading of their culture that only they can provide."
Media Diet
"As a movie addict, I’m drawn to 'loaded absences,' where what’s left out often says more than what’s shown."
Presto!
The semiotician who develops a working semiosphere model is an astronomer, geometer, mathematician … and cheesy magician too.
SEMIOFEST call for contributions
Call for contributions — for Semiofest Warsaw 2026 — is now open!
Media Diet
"As a semiotician, I consume a lot — high and low, fast and slow."
Solaris
"Is true understanding even possible? What does understanding imply?"
Making Sense
"It’s about attention to detail, and spotting what fits a pattern, and what doesn’t."