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Article: Social Semiotics

• All content of the article is related to the topic, Social Semiotics. The article begins with a definition, how it is to be studied, and the task. Then the article separates the content by headers titles as, "MAK Halliday and the social semiotic in language", "Social semiotics and critical linguistics", and "Social semiotics and multimodality".
• The content is not necessarily biased but does state some reasoning to claims stated by the sources that were listed.
• There can be more content to the article. The article is short and can be added to on to in regards to more information, references, explanations, and proper defining.
• The references listed are limited. There are two references listed with links which do work. One is a 3-page pdf file on Language as Social Semiotics: The Social Interpretation of Language and Meaning and an additional encyclopedia: Semiotics Encyclopedia Online. These references as well as an additional sources section do support some content but does need further work on gathering reliable sources in providing information.
• The references and sources are from 2005 and earlier. More up-to-date research is needed.
• Looking at the Talk page of the article, there are no conversations about the article but it is listed as a "Start Class" from WikiProjects Systems, WikiProject Philosophy, and WikiProject Linguistics.
• In the course, Cultural Communication, as a class we've discussed the meaning of semiotics in relation to signs, symbols, meaning, how cultures have different views and opinions on symbols and signs.

Potential Wikipedia Articles to Edit

1. Cultural Communication
   1. Organizing layout (key terms section, referencing everything is needed, semiotics, representation, other)
2. Cultural Center
   1. Changing definition of a cultural center and making a proper citation for definition. Def: http://www.lacult.unesco.org/docc/museum_cultural_center.pdf
   2. Making it into a non list format. Defining cultural center, explaining two types, redoing the Content section (subheading countries/locations as "Examples" in contents).
   3. Referencing it to Cultural property?

Commercial art is the art of creative services, referring to art created for commercial purposes, primarily advertising. Commercial art uses a variety of platforms (magazines, websites, apps, television, etc.) for viewers with the intent of promoting sale and interest of products, services, and ideas. It relies on the iconic image (pictorial representations that are recognized easily to members of a culture) to enhance recall and favorable recognition for a product or service. An example of a product could be a magazine ad promoting a new soda through complimentary colors, a catchy message, and appealing illustrative features. Another example could be promoting the prevention of global warming by encouraging people to walk or ride a bike instead of driving in an eye catching poster. It communicates something specific to an audience.

An 1898 poster by Jan Van Beers.

People can obtain training, certifications, and degrees that incorporate commercial arts in many exercises, activities, and programs.

Skills

Commercial artists have the ability to organize information and knowledge of fine arts, visualization and media in a way to reach an audience's attention. Some of these skills may include the following:

• Attention to detail

• Ability to communicate effectively

• Experience or skills in the fine arts (drawing, painting, photography, etc.)

• Knowledgeable of certain computer software programs (graphics, editing, etc.) and ability to use them

• Marketing skills

• Advertising skills

• Coordination skills

• Animation skills

Genres[edit]

Commercial art can include many genres of art and categories of art technique, including:

• Commercial character design
• Illustration
• Graphic design
• Industrial design
• Motion graphic design
• Photography
• Television commercials
• Music videos
• Animation
• Computer art
• Fashion design
• Decorative
• Ornamental

Consumerism within Commercial Art

Commercial art is art that is created for commercial purposes to promote services, products, and ideas to viewers. In the process of creating commercial art, an audience is taken into consideration when designing and/or forming the goods that are being advertised/promoted. An example of this can be seen in the recognized works of American painter and consumer ad designer, Andy Warhol. Using Campbell's soup and Coca-Cola bottles as everyday products of consumers, he recreated a visually stimulating design that advertises the products through consumption habits of consumers. Consumerism was present when pop art was popular. Pop art could contain mass cultural objects and/or celebrities (popular culture and mass media) to endorse markets and goods.