<i>Kinfolk</i> Issue Eighteen:&nbsp;For our winter edition, we explore the relationship between community and design. How<br><br>can design strengthen bonds with our families, friends and neighbors? And how can good design improve our<br><br>quality of life? Design is a type of communication. It’s about the way an object or idea speaks to its audience. But<br><br>good design not only gets its message across—it also engages us in a conversation. The voices in this issue’s pages<br><br>have taught us that there’s no set of rules that govern what constitutes “good design.” Form doesn’t have to follow<br><br>function, function doesn’t have to follow form—in fact, there shouldn’t be any following at all, only leading.