The Experience of "the Quietness" As far as the eye could reach, the world was lying totally covered with powder snow, and a silence indeed fell over it. I stood still with holding my breath, while I was looking at snow alighting slowly like pile over a reindeer farm. The only sound I could hear was reindeers' stepping in front of me. 400 Years' relations between Japan and the Netherlands On April 19, 1600, the Dutch ship the "Liefde" (Charity) was shipwrecked on the coast of Bungo, which is now Usuki in Oita Prefecture, Kyushu. The local people took care of the men on board and through this first friendly gesture, began a relationship that would benefit both Japan and the Netherlands. ...from Sushi to Sake... The Japanese culture of living was fostered in the kaleidoscopic changes of nature. The Japanese culture of living was fostered in the kaleidoscopic changes of nature. The entire world today lives in the information society. But the Japanese have always lived in partnership with information. the motorcycle is a physical expression of man's desire A yearning for speed and power. The big challenge, man and machine - the macho urban cowboy. The amenities of tradition. Neoclassicism became a new reference point. IIDE'98 Istanbul Packaging and Branding Events I am very lucky to find out that Turkish people still keep their spirit as "Go west". They started their history by going west from Mongolian plateaus of central Asia since 8 century. And finally they built great Ottoman Empire in 15 century. Wise saying, met with at Design Congress.#2 Unfortunately the general opinion at the time was simply that "design is a sort of magic that can totally change the image of a product." Luckily the rumor that "designed products sell well" spread throughout the industrial world and helped establish the value of design. Wise saying, met with at Design Congress.#1 We all know about the fact that Adolf Hitler once succeeded in his graphic design development and united his colleagues in those era with great excitements. So did graphic design of "Star wars" movie in Hollywood. Through these facts,we can easily understand the effectiveness of graphic design, without verification of our history. Think Visually, Act Graphically!