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"A semiotician must have an open heart — capable of appreciating the world beyond one's own perspective."
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What makes semioticians tick? We asked members of the international community of semiotic practitioners to answer 10 questions. Here's a series overview, organized by region.
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"Powerful cultural insight is the wellspring of change, and change is what we need."
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"The skill of the semiotician is to have the muscles for pattern recognition more developed."
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"It's essential to cultivate the feeling of being surprised by the ordinary…"
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"Each object of study requires a unique theoretical approach."
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"Eco said that semiotics would be the philosophy of the 21st century and I believe him."
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"Semiology is very nurturing, for designers and other creatives, as it offers a way to structure and connect concepts."
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"Listen for what's being said (and not said)… and not just by the loudest voices."
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"We should not translate our results into marketing-ese. Semioticians don’t do 'targeting.'"
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"Semioticians can create 'magical' outputs — but we have a systematic process for doing so."
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"Semiotics plays a crucial — even cruel, sometimes — role in guiding understanding."
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"No matter how disruptive our insights may be, we must communicate them fearlessly."
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"A semiotician must be a 'possibilist'…"
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"Semiotics is like the 'Matrix' — it has its own plans for you, no matter what you may have intended."