SAMURAI

The inspiration for the design was came from the characteristics of a samurai. The samurai is an
important symbol in Japanese culture. Their Bushido code, aka “The way of the warrior,” made them
role models in ethical behaviour in Japan. These warriors shaped the country through both warfare
conduct. Bushido mentions the virtues of a Samurai being: Morality, courage, compassion, politeness,
honesty/sincerity, respect, loyalty, character plus self-control and discipline. One main influence of the
Samurai culture is Zen. Zen meditation became popular as a way of calming one's mind, it's
Confucianism that believes we are teachable, improvable and perfectible through self-cultivation and
self-creation. By applying the characteristic of a samurai, it may help the users to be more productive
and to make users feel that they are warriors that even with the obstacles in life they should not be
discouraged but believe in their own ability that everything has a solution because human potential for
evolution is limitless.