I was attracted to things that combined art and science equally. I've always been equally interested in art design, science and engineering.
I personally use the web as an Intelligence Amplifier.
Art and design are not luxuries, nor somehow incompatible with science and engineering.
The idea of connecting all people to knowledge and each other is enduring
The Pantheon was the first church I'd ever seen that had an open view to God
One of the great enemies of design is when systems or objects become more complex than a person - or even a team of people - can keep in their heads. This is why software is generally beneath contempt.