Human beings have always been visual communicators, progressing from pictographs to letters and from letters back to pictures. Illustration continues to develop as an attractive, charming, and poignant method of expression throughout all types of media as "illustration art." However, the fact that illustrations can be understood at a glance makes them capable of filling in the blind spot for all languages. Illus-tration can get in to people's hearts instantaneously and naturally, leaving a deep impression that includes emotions that cannot be put into words; that is part of what makes it such an aesthetically pleasing form of communication. Humankind's thoughts and ideas have been carved into history through countless words and images. These "visual messages" still appeal to us today, transcending space and time. Sometimes easy to miss, the significant role that Illustration has played throughout history and all its accomplishments must be recognized. Surely, without illustration, human communication would have been empty and lonely. Illustration is an important "man-made" technology, and a vital part of our human culture.