This week, we're talking design, art, and reason with Lito Nicolai. As a programmer by day and an art boy by night,  Lito often puzzles over what makes things beautiful. This led him to become interested in the architect Christopher Alexander, who wrote several books that attempt to capture what makes buildings and spaces feel good. One of those books is "The Timeless Way of Building", which outlines a strategy for making things through an emotional argument. Lito combines his personal experience with his reading of Alexander's works to come up with a better understanding of the parts that make up a good piece of art.