Steven Tu Profile | TEDxJohannesburg

TEDxJohannesburg 07 November 2010
2010-11-07T09:09:00

Steven Tu Profile

Attended

2009 TEDxJohannesburg

2010 TEDxJohannesburg

My accomplishments and other achievements

Winner of student D&AD yellow pencil and Loerie gold, creator of Otaku - the only anime lifestyle magazine in SA, and hanging on dearly to my own beliefs and creating "dessart" in the face of holding down a day job, in hopes of maybe one day creating things that make people go WOW without having to have a bloody rationale on a postit next to it.

My idea worth spreading

Design, pop culture, conforming, originating. Interactivity - what works and what doesn't. Tekken - playing with skills. Gundams - captivating faux mechanical marvels. Viral stuff - what fascinates people? Anime and manga - the commercial artform of Japan.

What I love to do

Illustrate, ponder about the universe, knowing WHY, mashing popular culture stuff up, reading non-fiction, meeting new people, being with people I love, Tekken and Gundams.

Also, the Large Hadron Collider, flying (not in those lame things called aeroplanes), being in that ethereal space between sleeping and waking.

My highlights

2009 TEDxJohannesburg

I suppose one cannot say that the whole day was a highlight, but it really was a privilege to be part of such amazingness. If I had to really pick my cherries (and many there were in this fruit basket), it would be first of all the Silent...

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I suppose one cannot say that the whole day was a highlight, but it really was a privilege to be part of such amazingness. If I had to really pick my cherries (and many there were in this fruit basket), it would be first of all the Silent Conductor. It was such a simple yet profound performance that demonstrated that we don't need the tower of Bable - we all already share a common language that crosses languages. The Jill Botes speak on her stroke was absolutely touching to the core. I found myself crying, touched by the tragic of logic, the hope of love, and that one day, we might never even CARE about understanding, yet be truly happy about our being. Possibly, it is not curiosity that drives us, but love. Richard's speak was superbly shocking and profound at the same time. His energy and ever-vigilant preparedness to ask why and why not really resonated with myself. Buthelezi's piece was a great showcase of his passion and a great example of great personal stories becoming ideas. Now it just needs to be formulated. Hennie's talk on Earthworms was incredibly profound and insightful - hearing about our backstage miracle workers of nature is wonderful. There is simply so much more to lyricise about, but in the interest of leaving a negative space for the filled-in solid to shine (as highlights should), I shall stop here. Again, congratulations on a great TEDxJohannesburg - looking forward to the next one... And I shall work towards creating some amazingness of my own in the mean time. Thanks again!