semiotics

semiotics 

definition-

we read images and pictures in an attempt to decode them and make sense of what they mean to us.

denotation-
what we see when we look at an image (what it is)

connotation-

what we understand from this image (what other meanings it has)

examples
red= anger, love negativity, aggression, socialism, communism, danger, blood, heat, passion.
blue= calm, ice, cold, boys, water, sadness, royalty, trueness.
yellow= cowardice, sunshine, electricity, happiness, summer, caution, hope.
green= envy, greed, nature, growth, grass, youth, money.