heart=design not the other way around

In the article "design=heart?" she talks about an artist Stefan Sagmeister who has asked the question can you touch people with design, more than just designing a product for a client, and more than doing pro-bono work.  He means designing things that matter to people.  They talk in the article about designing pill bottles so that it is easier for older people to ease pain and difficulty when opening.  I think  that it is totally possible to touch peoples hearts through design and it is something that i am currently working on before i read this article.  It actually made me feel better about what i was trying to do. Currently i was working on designing tools for autistic  children to help ease learning and help with their communication difficulties, as well as adding some design and fun to it. I think that it is almost easier putting some heart and soul behind your work cause otherwise you are simply just doing something because someone tells you to, and that is not fun.  I think you would become very "cold" in a sense if that is how you worked all the time. I think that this could be a new wave in designing.  There are so many things that are outdated, flash cards, other learning tools, medication bottles, warning labels, instructional illustrations, and other things that would be of help to people.  That way design is not just people who have the skills to work on a computer and pump out a product but people who design with heart and soul which is  better than money and merchandising.