The sign of this magazine would be the pen. The denotation of this would be the model smiling with a book rested on her knee holding a pen. The connotation of this could be smart, well educated, enjoying college. The pen could show that she is taking her studies seriously and is working hard to achieve her goals. The connotations could be anchored down to that she is well educated because you have to do well to get into higher education. The icon for this would be the model, the index would be her smile to get across that being a student is fun, and the symbol would be "student" because that is what she is.
The sign of this magazine would be the basketball net. The denotation of this would be the the basketball player holding the ball, standing inside net, with paper inside and a piece outside the net. The connotation of this would be game, winning, losing, sport, trapped, stuck. The net could show how then player is trapped inside and can't get out, the paper all around could show how his education doesn't mean that much to him. The connotations could be anchored by the quote saying "athletes can earn millions for schools, but are they getting an education?" This is how the picture has been anchored down. The icon for this would be the basketball net, the index would be him holding the ball showing how basketball is more important to him then education, and the symbol would be "the college trap" showing what they believe is happening to basketball players education.
The sign of this magazine would be the man. The denotation would be the man crouching in a field, wearing a checked shirt, wearing glasses and has loads of tattoo's on his body. The connotation of this would be skater, moving in the world, rising star. The glasses he is wearing could show that he is smart and has managed to rise to fame on his own, also the glasses could show that he is stylish since those type of glasses have come into style. The icon for this magazine cover would be the man, "Dallas Green," the index would be the tattoo's which shows that he quite alternative, and the symbol would be his name because he is the name that people will hear as he rises to fame and becomes more popular.
