The design of a dress, furniture, a house, a room, a street and a city are all the same process.
In art there are only fast or slow developments. Essentially it is a matter of evolution, not revolution.
That was one of the things that interested me about the character. He doesn't want to be a hero, and has no real desire to save the earth or discover aliens. He's sniffing around looking to see what will fall in his lap.

