More on design as thin-edge-of-the-wedge of societal change, this time in the form of Metropolis magazine's coverage of the Art Center's recent Design Conference:

"It is easy for design to be provocative, and it is easy for it to challenge our perception of ordinary objects. But can design do more than that? Can it go outside the safety of the studio, of the comfort of the home, and address the world and its 21st century challenges, like bio-terrorism, the AIDS epidemic, and refugee crises?"