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  Art Scott

  The rate of change of communication technology acceleration is accelerating … 0 to 60 ,meh, not impressive — hit the nitro turbo booster option, warp speed!
  
  The "definition" of "semasiographic" is changing as fast as the technology provides tools to expand the "language" "communication" box, very fast and accelerating. Semasiographic: scope for communication imagination.
  
  A lot of what you might search and find is mostly in some formal academic linguistic box. A small old looking back box.
  
  Rock painting, hieroglyphs, alphabets, printing press, desk top publishing, Kodak film, Xerox, Internet, Web browser, mobile phone, digital camera (phone), digi Video (camera phone), YouTube/Vimeo/etc., streaming video, video editing for the masses, … digital video global communication … to infinity and beyond! Way semasiographic!
  
  Marc Davis … my go to. 31 uses in this article —
  Semasiography and the Future of Media Technology
  Page on marcdavis.me
  Garage Cinema and the Future of Media Technology
  
  Javier Urcid …
  PDF]Javier Urcid’s research for FAMSI; Zapotec Writing …
  www.famsi.org/zapotecwriting/zapotec_text.pdf
  Chapter 4 of “Zapotec Hieroglyphic Writing” (Urcid 2001), using a sample of 70 annual dates, I
  
  Future directions in visual display systems
  E Lantz – ACM SIGGRAPH Computer Graphics, 1997 – ACM Digital Library
  … of information visualization is perhaps the first formalized step towards semasiographic communication [5 …
  
  MIT Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science
  
  Semasiographic stems from the Greek word “semasia,” which means “meaning.”A semasiographic system of communication is the way in which the meaning of something is conveyed by signs, pictures, or icons rather than by words, sounds, or speech (Boone 14). There are two types of semasiographic systems: conventional and iconic. Conventional semasiographic systems have meanings that are conveyed through the use of related symbols that are arbitrarily organized (Boone 16). These types of systems can include, but are not limited to, mathematic, scientific, musical, or choreographic notations. Iconic semasiographic systems convey meaning by showing the relationship between a picture/icon and what it is meant to represent (Boone 16). For example, a road sign that depicts a person stepping out into the street means that that particular spot is where pedestrians cross the street. Most semasiographic systems of communication can be used in many different countries regardless of language because if the cultures have similar practices, like those with airports, vehicles, or public transportation, then they will be able to understand the meaning of what is being represented in an icon or some sort of notation.
  Works Cited
  Boone, Elizabeth Hill. "Introduction: Writing & Recording Knowledge." Writing without Words: Alternative Literacies in Mesoamerica & the Andes. Bonne & Mignolo, Walter D. Eds. Durham: Duke, 1994. more »

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