Session: Guilty Pleasures
A session on the insights and inspiration to be found in “bad” cultural expressions.
Semionaut
Giving voice to the global community of applied/commercial semioticians. (This "topic" is named after a now-defunct website founded by Malcolm Evans and Josh Glenn.) Click here to view Semiofest Sessions only, or here to view MAKING SENSE Q&As only.
Making Sense
"There’s so much more to learn about semiotics — that’s what frustrates and excites me!"
Making Sense
"My best insights come from sitting with questions rather than seeking instant answers."
Making Sense
"Be passionate. Go crazy. This is the only way to do semiotics."
Making Sense
"Place is storied, and stories are placed."
Making Sense
"Like any great work (in any field), semiotic insight needs to move us emotionally."
Making Sense
"Nothing gives me more cultural satisfaction than a well-crafted Semiotic Square that works."
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.
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."
Making Sense
"What a semiotician offers is an authentic reading of their culture that only they can provide."
Making Sense
"It’s about attention to detail, and spotting what fits a pattern, and what doesn’t."
Session: Case Files
A session on serendipitous discoveries… that may or may not have been useful to our clients.
Making Sense
"Semiotics can be applied to creative development, artistic production, or policy design — not just to uncover meaning, but to shape it."