Signifiers - the way information is presented. Either by a word or other meaningful unit in a language.
Signified - is your interpretation (what you think)
Sign - album cover for Green Day - American IdiotSignifiers - the white arm holding a grenade shaped as a heart, blood on the hand, different size text, the bold colours of red black and white.
Signified - The album cover to me could signify many reasons. The heart could represent the passion for America. Maybe a persons heart has been ripped out with the blood running down the hand or the 'heart grenade' symbolizing war. 'American Idiot' could refer to the government or George Bush at the time this album was released. 'Wake Me Up When September Ends' is a song that is listed on the album. The official music video for that song is on the war that is happening in Iraq, seeing all the soldiers preparing for war. By seeing this video i think, over all that the album cover is about George Bush and the war in Iraq.
Sign - PlayStation 3 game Heavy RainSignifiers - The white text with the blobs at the end of each letters, to make it look like rain has dropped onto the letters. Rain in the background, the origami model, and blood on the origami image and also on the floor.
Signified - The game cover to me, looks like it is a dramatic thriller game when i look at it. The blood and the dark background The colours are all mainly dark, the background is black with heavy rain. Blood is also spread on the floor and on the origami image. In the game there is a character who is a origami serial killer, who uses extended periods of rainfall to drown his victims. To me, this the reason a Origami image is placed in the center of the cover and what the whole game is basically about. The text is simple but corners look like blobs to make you think rain has dropped onto the letters.
Sign - Spray painted graffiti by BanskySignifiers - 2 soldiers painting a red peace sign.
Signified - This wall graffiti tells me that the soldiers want world peace. I think it has to do with the war in Iraq and to bring all the soliders home. This is a good piece of art work to me as the soldiers in Iraq is a main concern in Britain, especially for familys who have their loved ones fighting for their country. In some way i think it is about the goverment aswell. The soldiers in this piece are looking nervous as it looks like they are looking out for someone, while one of the soldiers are painting a 'Peace' sign. It almost feels like they are scared of fighting and it also looks like that they want to show people how they feel about the situation.
Sign - DVD for the film DogmaSignifiers - The characrters in the film all positioned in a 'V' shape and the red, christianity like script text
Signified - This poster shows all the characters in the flim. You can tell that the film in some way, has somthing to with Jesus or Christianity as the 2 characters in the centre have angel wings. It also shows that these 2 characters have a main part in the film (which they do) as they have a bright light shining down on them. They are are Jesus's angels in the film, but towards the end they turn bad by killing some citizens because they never followed the 'commandments'. The film was actually banned in some countries as the public thought it was displaying Blasphemy.
The red text to me looks like script text, that chritians used to used many years ago. By looking at this, it makes me more convinced that the film is about Jesus or Christianity.
Sign - DVD cover for Spongebob Squarepants the movieSignifiers - Spongebob Squarepants holding a Buoy with the film title on it.
Signified - The poster for this film to me seems like the film is a witty, childish. The background which is Spongebob’s face looks daft and the colours are intense and bold. The film is aimed towards young children. The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie is based on the Nickelodeon television series SpongeBob SquarePants which Spongebob goes on a wild adventure with his best friend Patrick Star on a quest to save King Neptune's crown and save Bikini Bottom from the evil Plankton.
