symbols and signs in military products' packaging

Signs and symbols in Dersu Uzala.

Dersu Uzala (1975), directed by Akira Kurosawa, the renowned Japanese filmmaker, in conjunction with Russia’s Mosfilm Studios, presents a seemingly simple human drama played out in an uncharted area of Siberia. With a screenplay based on Vladimir Arseniev’s 1941 nonfiction account of his experience with a nomadic trapper, Dersu Uzala was Kurosawa’s second color movie and his first movie outside...

lifeSigns: Eco-System of Signs & Symbols

The nature of the computers as a machine for processing symbolic logic is widely recognised. However, they also have the potential to ‘generate meaning’ through these same processes, particularly in the domain of constructed, artificial worlds that exist in terms of their own logic and codes. An interdisciplinary model for meaning generation is articulated via the intersection of artificial lif...

Signs and Symbols: Art and Language in Art Therapy

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Hierarchical Model and Communication by Signs, Signals and Symbols in Multi-Agent Environments

Adults' social cues facilitate young children's use of signs and symbols.

Three experiments investigated the effect of an adult's social cues on 2- and 3-year-old children's ability to use a sign or symbol to locate a hidden object. Results showed that an adult's positive, engaging facial expression facilitated children's ability to identify the correct referent, particularly for 3-year-olds. A neutral facial expression and the presence of the adult's hand also facil...

Signs of change or clash of symbols? FDA regulation of nutrient profile labeling.

A new generation of food labels uses symbols and ratings on the front of packages and on supermarket shelves to indicate a product's nutritional value. Proponents of these new labels assert that they help consumers make healthier dietary choices. Critics contend that the new labels are confusing and misleading. This article argues that, with some minor reforms, the FDA's existing regulatory fra...