tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626695615568276846.post5101040546937179393..comments2023-10-25T13:26:09.397-05:00Comments on Jarrett Writes: Lost symbolsJarrett Rushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03880414261275692088noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626695615568276846.post-5941535050650765402009-09-29T09:43:56.632-05:002009-09-29T09:43:56.632-05:00Their symbols aren't necessarily your symbols....Their symbols aren't necessarily your symbols. For your teacher, because of her perception she is correct, for her. Knowing graphic design I tend more towards your interpretation. The difficulty comes in when one side claims the "Truth", and that goes even for the creator of the work. They may have the original, however the work is interpreted through the lens of the viewer and is altered by their life's trajectory. Both view points are correct for the individual viewer. <br /><br />Then comes negotiation toward consensus. <br /><br />And that's the problem with symbolistic systems. In modern days they are meant to bypass the higher functions of the brain and speak to the visual centers which have fewer filters than the centers that process written language or speech (where as when most systems were constructed they were projections of the mind which took the place in societies that are now occupied by written languages, the two, however, are processed differently). <br /><br />And while context is important to understanding the intent of the creator, it is possible to have alternative meanings. However the instructor claiming to know "the Truth" is plain bad instruction.Steve Buchheithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12999709767641212586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626695615568276846.post-66491723643125613062009-09-23T23:18:06.874-05:002009-09-23T23:18:06.874-05:00I can't stand people stuck so far up their own...I can't stand people stuck so far up their own ass they can't see anything except corn. That last line from the prof killed me. Even Freud knew that "sometimes a cigar is just a cigar." And that's why certain people live and die in academia.<br /><br />Great story. Painfully funny. I'm amazed you made it through that class.Gabriel Novohttp://gabrielnovo.comnoreply@blogger.com