1. A semiotic communication system, comprising: a predefined color scheme comprising a plurality of colors each having a different assigned color meaning; a predefined pattern scheme comprising a plurality of forms each having a different assigned pattern meaning; and a structured visual ontological framework within which a set of the plurality of colors and forms are presented, the ontological framework comprising category segments representing a hierarchical arrangement of categories of forms of existence, the category segments including at least one human-oriented segment and at least one non-human oriented segment.