Steve Jobs: "Art and beauty really do matter"

In the recent edition of Rolling Stone, editor Jann Wenner writes of Steve Jobs: "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."

In the article, Jobs says that he 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.