In 2011, Rolling Stone editor Jann Wenner paid tribute to Steve Jobs with in in-depth cover story. Wenner wrote: “He knew in his soul that how a thing looked and felt was part of the inherent truth and importance and honesty of the thing itself… [he believed] that art and beauty really do matter, and that people will respond to them if they are offered.”
Jobs believed that the “consumer would respect a strong aesthetic point of view, even if it wasn’t what they were asking for.” The only college course that Jobs mentions as important is a calligraphy class, which taught him about aesthetics and beauty.
Perhaps a love of art and beauty is fundamental for any kind of revolution… Perhaps it’s the foundation for change.