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Sound creates context, it engages, expands, reveals something new
about an experience and through repeating sound in stories or by
telling stories we improve the life of those around us and the next
generation to come.
Thinking about the TRC case, the Truth and Reconciliation Com-
mission did amazing work and by creating a panel of people, they
gave those who never got the chance to speak up, those whose voices
were silenced by the apartheid government a chance to tell what had
happened to them. The people were given the chance to ask for jus-
tice and even though they did not always get the answers they wanted
they had the chance tell those who were watching what was taken
away from them and that is powerful.
Basil has a very interesting way of telling stories and he men-
tioned that the world of story intrigues him. He chooses moments of
people’s lives and turns it into a theatrical masterpiece so that others
can become part of the stories.
He places specific emphasis on the moments that make up a person
and how that can contribute to how the story of that person is told.
Relating this to Ahmed Timol, something that I have thought about
from the beginning is his life as a teacher and the impact he might
have had on the children he was working with as an anti-apartheid
activist. He was a teacher, a son, an uncle, and an inspiring political
leader.
The last part of the workshop was very moving. We worked in our
case-study groups and decided to use poetic devices along with layer
sound to tell a simple 4-line story.
The result was amazing and very moving to see the reaction it had
on those who watched. I was personally touched and disturbed (at
the same time) by the realness of the stories that was created by our
class.
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turned to Cradock and their funeral was attended by turned to Cradock and their funeral was attended by
thousands. The police became alarmed by the number thousands. The police became alarmed by the number
of people and arrested many of the attendees. If the of people and arrested many of the attendees. If the
murders were not enough, the police arrested mourn- murders were not enough, the police arrested mourn-
ers and harassed the men’s families for years to come. ers and harassed the men’s families for years to come.
Additionally, the reparations given to the Cradock 4 Additionally, the reparations given to the Cradock 4

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families were a mere R30 000 each. Were the men’s families were a mere R30 000 each. Were the men’s
lives worth such a small sum? A painful irony I picked lives worth such a small sum? A painful irony I picked
up from this is that the families could each buy them- up from this is that the families could each buy them-
selves a car with this amount of money, maybe even the selves a car with this amount of money, maybe even the
same type of car that the 4 men were murdered in… same type of car that the 4 men were murdered in…
 In What We See When We Read, Peter Mendelsund poses the question “does the speed at

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places despite being the same “cartographical” place. Mendelsund uses this metaphor to simply provides
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scenario Mendelsund paints forces us to ask how are these fast/slow experiences different? in the other?
How are they the same? What do you notice in one experience that you miss in the other?
The reader-as-driver from Mendelsund is like Maholy-Nagy’s and Carlu’s 1930s viewer: plowing
The reader-as-driver from Mendelsund is like Maholy-Nagy’s and Carlu’s 1930s viewer: plowing

along at 50mph hoping to catch a clear glimpse of passing designs (or words) and gulp down
their meaning. The pedestrian (perhaps our Toulouse-Lautrec ideal viewer?) can be slow, con-
templative and curious; meaning can be savored. The s l o w v i e w e r s e e s t h i n g s d i f f e r e n t -
l y : w h a t i s b e l o w, w h a t i s a b o v e , w h a t i s a l o n g s i d e — n o t j u s t w h a t i s i n f r o n t .

If there are fast ways and slow ways to take in the same road, then one
d e s i g n c a n a l s o b e b o t h f a s t a n d s l o w. T h e c o n t e n t o r f o r m s n e e d n o t b e
different , but the way we ask par ticipants to “see” changes. Fast designs
are those with little extra to entice a closer look, slow designs are those

s l o w .
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thou
However, contemporary discussions of time and motion
generally deal with the realm of the screen. Screens have
become ubiquitous and designs meant for screen are often
the most fiendish users of all-fast designs. However, there
are glimmers of slowness reaching the screen.

The long form, multi-media story is becoming more and

more standard. Sites like Medium.com, Aeon.co, Nau-
tilus, and several NPR special projects provide uninter-
rupted reading experiences punctuated with addendum
content. Magazine and news sites are all undergoing rede-
signs streamlining their content, minimizing intrusions,
and maximizing crossovers to other stories, links to other
sites, discussions, videos, sound bits, etc. Many layers
are provided, a fast/slow duality is allowed, and various
sources of potential richness reward the slow reader.

Examples have mainly been from the physical

realm. However, contemporary discussions of
time and motion generally deal with the realm

ghts
of the screen. Screens have become ubiquitous
and designs meant for screen are often the most
fiendish users of all-fast designs. However, there
are glimmers of slowness reaching the screen.

The long form, multi-media story is becoming

more and more standard. Sites like Medium.
com, Aeon.co, Nautilus, and several NPR spe-
cial projects provide uninterrupted reading ex-
periences punctuated with addendum content.
Magazine and news sites are all undergoing re-
designs streamlining their content, minimizing
intrusions, and maximizing crossovers to other
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Consideration tions about how speed relate to
of time and mo- a visual experience and under-
tion concepts standing have occurred. Design
exist throughout and art history provide several ex-
design’s history. amples of “fastness” and “slow-
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design reali Slow design should not be
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ness isn’t tied to material or to
handicraft. Slow design isn’t
only connected to a viewer’s
speed. Slow design is about
engaging a viewer different-
ly. Slow Design changes how
and why design decisions are

DUAL
made. Slow design isn’t just
part of our past, it should be
part of our future(s).

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WORKSHOP
PERFOREMANCE/ WRITNG/ TYPOGRAPHIC PLAY

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TYPO- Before engaging with this course I had never been exposed to
the TRC (Truth and Reconciliation Commission). The TRC is an

GRAPHIC
emotionally loaded topic and with no prior exposure to it it could be
expected that I would be emotionally overwhelmed with the intensity
of the content it contains but instead, due to the manner in which

LAYOUTS
it was introduced and explored in the AVReQ space, I felt almost no
emotional connection to the content. I detached from the content
and became emotionally distant towards it.
 REFLECTION
A reflection on my expe-
rience with the AVReQ
program.

The manner in which the topic was introduced

(through PowerPoint slides read over in a bland
tone) created a dull experience and caused dis-
tance between myself and the topic to develop.
The AVReQ workshops, particularly the initial one
felt unnecessary and because of the tedious and
drab manner in which the content was pains-
takingly slowly explored, the workshops served
contrary to their desired purpose of captivating
students and informing them of the emotional
significance of the TRC.

I acknowledge that Stellenbosch University is a

South African institution and therefore has been
shaped by the South African context, however, I
often believe that South African historical con-
tent is forcefully included in the course in areas
where it seems inappropriate to do so. I would
prefer to investigate the technicality of design
and use a more personal individual context to do
so.

I recognise that part of the reasoning for

grounding the context of the recent projects in
the TRC and broader South African history has
been due to the specific type of design which
we have been engaging with, primarily emotive
design. We have been attempting to convey emo-
tion and construct a narrative through our de-
sign and having a context provided to base our
designs on facilitates an equal opportunity for all
students, it also removes the need for excessive
focus on generating a context thereby freeing
time to focus on the actual designs themselves.
__.
 A moment where an
emotional connection
began.

THE GRIEF
EXPERIENCED
BY HIS
MOTHER

RECOGNITION

This was not my initial perspective and I remain
convinced that the manner in which the project
was introduced at AVReQ played a role in my
attitude towards the topic. Due to my initial emo-
tional dissociation towards the topic, and a trust
in the superior experience, knowledge and skills
of my lecturers, I decided to step backwards and
attempt to analyse why we were engaging in this
in order to begin to unpack and understand the
content in any significant manner.
By doing so I began to unpack the narrative of
the case to which I was assigned. This particular
case was about a man named Siphiwo Mtimkulu.
He was wrongfully arrested and whilst incarcer-
ated, was slowly poisoned using Thallium. I find it
interesting how emotionally bland my initial reac-
tion to this case was. I struggled to sympathise
with it. Perhaps the cause behind my emotional
distance from this content is a predetermined
bias on my part assuming all South African
content is something that I would prefer to not
deal with. I am conscious of the danger of such
a close-minded perspective and am attempting
to explore other perspectives and search for
the value and relevance which definitely can be
found in South African content.
On closer inspection and through the process of
repeatedly engaging with the case and the TRC
as a whole throughout the completion of the
various projects which were linked to it, I began
to understand the emotional significance of the
case. I believe the first element that I emotionally
connected with was the grief of Siphiwo Mtimku-
lu’s mother.
The case of Siphiwo Mtimkulu is undeniably
tragic and, when properly unpacked, highlights
themes common with the great tragedies in
human culture. These themes include elements
of betrayal, a breaking of trust, evil and malev-
olence, and deceit. No mother should be put
through what happened to Mtimkulu’s mother
and no one should have to go through what
Mtimkulu himself experienced.

Our group had the Cradock Four
as a case. Matthew Goniwe, Fort
Calata, Sparrow Mkhonto and
Sicelo Mhlauli were murdered by
South African Police on 27 June
1985.They were abducted from
their car on their way back from
Port Elizabeth to Cradock when
the South African Police stopped
them and killed all four of them.
They were anti-apartheid activists,
all four were from the town in the
Eastern Cape Cradock.
The apartheid government denied
that they had ordered the killings
but documents leaked years later,
but no individual were arrested for
the murder of the Cradock Four
and all suspects has passed on.
There is no closure that the fam-
ilies deserve, there was no justice
for the Cradock Four. We were
asked to draw what we felt the
first week, on the one side I seek
forgiveness and the freedom that
it brings but on the other hand I
was angry, angry that those who
stood up for what was right and
stood up against apartheid were
murdered.
I was reminded about the priv-
ilege I have on campus to speak
my truth and what I believe in,
that I take this platform for grant-
ed. To use your voice should not
be a luxury but a given, however
it is a luxury the Cradock Four
could not afford, they did not
have a platform but still fought
for what they believe in. This was
AVReQ For the past four weeks we have with the seriousness of the topic
worked with AVReQ, a research and how to handle the cases as
department from Stellenbosch is it sucha personal and sensitive
University.They split us up in six matter. One does not want to be
groups and gave each of us a case disrespectful to the victims, their
that the Truth and Reconciliation families or those affected by apart-
Commision (TRC)were involved heid. The first few days I did not
with. Most of these cases hap- know how to approach it or how I
pened in the apartheid era, where felt, the word ‘murder’ was thrown
injustice and murders took place. around lightly or more easily than
usual, but this is someone’s life
‘These are peoples lives that we that was lost.
had to work with and engage with
and is different previous themes
the concept I approached for my and concepts, I was overwhelmed
second week in terms of informa-
tion design and used freedom of
speech as a concept and tied the
past and present together through
fingerprints that resembles Stel-
lenbosch University Students, and
the red fingerprints represents the
Cradock Four. I depicted the lux-
ury we as students have to speak
up, no one on campus has been
murdered for using their voice.
We climb into a car and do not
think we will get murdered, it is
a simple daily act that we do not
thinktwice about, they climbed
in their car and never got to their
destination
Our group had the Cradock Four murdered for using their voice. speech as a concept and tied the Our group had the Cradock Four
as a case. Matthew Goniwe, Fort past and present together through as a case. Matthew Goniwe, Fort
Calata, Sparrow Mkhonto and We climb into a car and do not fingerprints that resembles Stel- Calata, Sparrow Mkhonto and
Sicelo Mhlauli were murdered by think we will get murdered, it is lenbosch University Students, and Sicelo Mhlauli were murdered by
South African Police on 27 June a simple daily act that we do not the red fingerprints represents the South African Police on 27 June
1985.They were abducted from thinktwice about, they climbed Cradock Four. I depicted the lux- 1985.They were abducted from
their car on their way back from in their car and never got to their ury we as students have to speak their car on their way back from
Port Elizabeth to Cradock when destination up, no one on campus has been. Port Elizabeth to Cradock when
the South African Police stopped Our group had the Cradock Four Our group had the Cradock Four the South African Police stopped
them and killed all four of them. as a case. Matthew Goniwe, Fort as a case. Matthew Goniwe, Fort them and killed all four of them.
Our group had the Cradock Our group had the
They were anti-apartheid activists, Calata, Sparrow Mkhonto and Calata, Sparrow Mkhonto and They were anti-apartheid activists,
Four as a case. Matthew Goni- Cradock Four as a case.
all four were from the town in the Sicelo Mhlauli were murdered by Sicelo Mhlauli were murdered by all four were from the town in the
Matthew Goniwe, Fort
Eastern Capewe, Fort Calata, SparrowSouth
Cradock. Mk- African Police on 27 June South African Police on 27 June Eastern Cape Cradock.
honto and Sicelo Mhlauli1985.They
were Calata, Sparrow Mkhon-
were abducted from 1985.They were abducted from
to and Sicelo Mhlauli
The apartheidmurdered
governmentby South
deniedAfricantheir car on their way back from their car on their way back from The apartheid government denied
Police on 27 June 1985.They were murdered by South
that they had ordered theOur group had
killings Port the Cradockto Cradock when
Elizabeth Port Elizabeth to Cradock when that they had ordered the killings
were abducted
Four from
as atheir
case. car
Matthew Goni- African Police on 27 June
but documents leaked years later, the South African Police stopped the South African Police stopped but documents leaked years later,
on their 1985.They were abducted
but no individual wereway back
we,
arrested from
Fortfor Port
Calata,
them Sparrow Mk-all four of them.
and killed them and killed all four of them. but no individual were arrested
Elizabeth to Cradock
honto and when
Sicelo the
Mhlauli were from their car on their
the murder of the Cradock Four They were anti-apartheid activists, They were anti-apartheid activists, for the murder of the Cradock
South way back from Port Eliz-
and all suspects hasAfrican
passed Police stopped
murdered
on. byall
South
four African
were from the town in the all four were from the town in the Four and all suspects has passed
Police abeth to Cradock when
There is no closure that the fam-on 27 Eastern
June 1985.They
Cape Cradock. Eastern Cape Cradock. on. There is no closure that the
were abducted from their car the South African Police
ilies deserve, there was no justice families deserve, there was no
stopped them and killed
for the Cradock Four. Weon their way The
were backapartheid
from Portgovernment denied The apartheid government denied justice for the Cradock Four. We
Elizabeth to Cradock all four of them. They
asked to draw what we felt the that they when the the killings
had ordered that they had ordered the killings were asked to draw what we felt
were anti-apartheid ac-
first week, on the one sideSouth
I seekAfrican butPolice stoppedleaked years later,
documents but documents leaked years later, the first week, on the one side I
tivists, all four were from
forgiveness and the freedom that but no individual were arrested for but no individual were arrested for seek forgiveness and the freedom
the town in the Eastern
it brings but on the other hand I the murder of the Cradock Four the murder of the Cradock Four that it brings but on the other
Cape Cradock.
was angry, angry that those who and all suspects has passed on. and all suspects has passed on. hand I was angry, angry that those
stood up for what was right and There is no closure that the fam- There is no closure that the fam- who stood up for what was right
The apartheid govern-
stood up against apartheid were ilies deserve, there was no justice ilies deserve, there was no justice and stood up against apartheid
ment denied that they
murdered. for the Cradock Four. We were for the Cradock Four. We were were murdered.
had ordered the killings
asked to draw what we felt the asked to draw what we felt the
but documents leaked
I was reminded about the priv- first week, on the one side I seek first week, on the one side I seek I was reminded about the privi-
years later, but no in-
ilege I have on campus to speak forgiveness and the freedom that forgiveness and the freedom that lege I have on campus to speak my
Ourbutgroup hadother
the Cradock dividual were arrested
my truth and what I believe in, it brings on the hand I Four as a case.
it brings but on the other hand I truth and what I believe in, that
Matthew Goniwe, Fort Calata, Sparrow Mk- for the murder of the
that I take this platform for grant- was angry, angry that those who was angry, angry that those who I take this platform for granted.
honto and Sicelo Mhlauli were murdered by what was right and Cradock Four and all
ed. To use your voice should not stood up for what was right and stood up for To use your voice should not be
South African Police on 27 June 1985.They suspects has passed on.
be a luxury but a given, however stood up against apartheid were stood up against apartheid were a luxury but a given, however
were abducted from their car on their way There is no closure that
it is a luxury the Cradock Four murdered. murdered. it is a luxury the Cradock Four
back from Port Elizabeth to Cradock when the families deserve,
could not afford, they did not could not afford, they did not
there was no justice for
have a platform but still fought I was the South African
reminded about the Police
priv-stopped them
I was and
reminded about the privilege have a platform but still fought
killed all four of them. They were anti-apart- the Cradock Four. We
for what they believe in. This was ilege I have on campus to speak I have on campus to speak my for what they believe in. This was
heidand
activists, were asked to draw what
the concept I approached for my my truth what Iall four were
believe in, fromtruththe town in I believe in, that
and what the concept I approached for my
we felt the first week, on
second week in terms of informa- that I the takeEastern Cape Cradock.
this platform for grant- I take this platform for granted. second week in terms of informa-
tion design and used freedom of ed. To use your voice should not To use your voice should not be a tion design and used freedom of
speech as a concept and tied the The apartheid government
be a luxury but a given, however denied that but
luxury theya given, however it is speech as a concept and tied the
past and present together through it is a had ordered
luxury the killings
the Cradock Fourbut documents
a luxury the Cradock Four could past and present together through
fingerprints that resembles Stel- leaked years later,
could not afford, they did not but no individual were they did not have a
not afford, fingerprints that resembles Stel-
lenbosch University Students, and have aarrested platform forbut
thestill
murder
foughtof the Cradock
platformFour
but still fought for what lenbosch University Students, and
and all suspects
the red fingerprints represents the for what they believe in. This was has passed on. There is no in. This was the con-
they believe the red fingerprints represents the
Cradock Four. I depicted the lux- closureI that
the concept the families
approached deserve,cept
for my there was
I approached for my second Cradock Four. I depicted the lux-
ury we as students have to speak second week in terms of informa- week in terms of information de- ury we as students have to speak
up, no one on campus has been tion design and used freedom of sign and used freedom of speech up, no one on campus has been
 IV
CRADOCK
Our group had the Cradock Four but no individual were arrested for
as a case. Matthew Goniwe, Fort the murder of the Cradock Four
Calata, Sparrow Mkhonto and and all suspects has passed on.
Sicelo Mhlauli were murdered by There is no closure that the fami-
South African Police on 27 June lies deserve, there was no justice
1985.They were abducted from for the Cradock Four.
their car on their way back from
Port Elizabeth to Cradock when We were asked to draw what we felt
the South African Police stopped the first week, on the one side I seek
them and killed all four of them. forgiveness and the freedom that it
They were anti-apartheid activists,brings but on the other hand I was
all four were from the town in the angry, angry that those who stood
Eastern Cape Cradock. up for what was right and stood up
against apartheid were murdereD.
The apartheid government denied I was reminded about the privi-
that they had ordered the killings lege have on campus to speak my
but documents leaked years later, truth and what I believe in, that

Our group had the Cradock Four as a case. Matthew but no individual were arrested for the murder of the
Goniwe, Fort Calata, Sparrow Mkhonto and Sicelo Cradock Four and all suspects has passed on. There
Mhlauli were murdered by South African Police on 27 is no closure that the families deserve, there was no
June 1985.They were abducted from their car on their justice for the Cradock Four.
way back from Port Elizabeth to Cradock when the
South African Police stopped them and killed all fourWe were asked to draw what we felt the first week, on
of them. They were anti-apartheid activists, all fourthe one side I seek forgiveness and the freedom that it
were from the town in the Eastern Cape Cradock. brings but on the other hand I was angry, angry that
those who stood up for what was right and stood up
The apartheid government denied that they had or- against apartheid were murdered.
dered the killings but documents leaked years later, o speak my truth and what I believe in, that I take