- anything that communicates an intended message using codification.
- anything that relays information that can be decoded and communicated
- anything absorbed or consumed, anything that has an impact on you, anything from a book to media, anything visual or auditory, anything that has (literal) meaning
- BIGGER than print, usually involves narrative and conveys an impression, anything created for an audience to consume, an individual experience, something "tried on"
- symbols and meanings
Examples: sign language, written language, hieroglyphics, acronyms, pictographs, Bayeaux Tapestry, graffiti, street signs, cave pairings, emoticons, Braille, music, TV, books, camera, phones, ereader, recipes, pill bottles, poetry/spoken word, radio, signs, tweets
