Although Peircean scholars have acknowledged the analytical potential of C. S. Peirce's models of three and ten classes of signs, such is not the case of his system of sixty-six classes. This system is practically unknown because Peirce did not conclude it, and its applicability to semiotic analysis has been discussed extensively. This paper testifies to the analytical potential of the system of sixty-six classes by presenting an analysis of the Iconic Sinsigns extracted from a full analysis of a typeface. The paper presents the empirical part of a theoretical study that proposes an analytical model of Peirce's sixty-six classes of signs. In particular, it shows the relationship between Iconic Sinsigns and Qualisigns at a level of detail that is indiscernible in his other systems with fewer classes, providing evidence of the relevance of Peirce's system of sixty-six classes of signs for a better understanding of semiotics.
applied semiotics; C. S. Peirce; typography