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Rebranding the concept of Idea: Thinking outside the ‘bulb.’

Bling! 💡 The bulb lights up when  Tom  has yet another idea of a different way to catch Jerry- obviously in vain. But this representation of an idea has formed an unnecessary, rather, inaccurate image in our minds about having an idea- The illuminating bulb. Why do we need a rebranding of a concept? Basically, how a brandmark or a logo depicts a brand, a symbol represents a concept or a word.  Semiotics  is the study of signs and sign processes, indication, designation, likeness, analogy, allegory, metonymy, metaphor, symbolism, signification, and communication. The semiotics of a bulb lighting upon having an idea limits the value of the process, which is why we need to rebrand (rethink) this concept. This imagery of a bulb has entered the conversational periphery through emojis.💡 This reduces the depth of idea generation to a single moment of the inspirational peak. Also, discrediting the process of marination of the concept in the subconscious among other processes,