En el nostre món, envoltats d'artefactes útils o inú­tils, artístics, generats per la moda o reificats per la història; en un món de predomini industrial que els produeix i condiciona; en un món, on quasi tota pro­ducció es fa possible, inclosa la perjudicial per a la supervivència individual i col·lectiva, es malbaraten recursos en inversions improductives, s'atempta con­tra l'equilibri ecològic i predominen els comporta­ments irracionals.

Process of design and the new technologies of information processing

This paper presents the reflections of a design professional who is confronted with the new computering facilities at his disposal. The following aspects are dealt with: the typical reactions of pro­fessionals when faced with these new facilities, a brief consideration of the initial misfunctions these new means may bring about, an account of the technical achievements which have made them available and finally  a reflection on the software inventory of use to the designer; in reference to the latter, the author puts forth the idea that not only  are the CAD-CAM «packs» necessary —as one might conclude from a superficial survey—,but also all the other software instruments that have a direct incidence on the storage and handling of indispensable information for the process of development of the design project.

The article also includes a bibliographical list of european and american magazine articles that refer to the subjects mencioned in this paper.

Aquesta preocupació per la pedagogia transcendeix als àmbits professionals, que assumeixen el compromís de transmetre el seu bagatge de coneixements a les noves generacions de futurs professionals. En aquest sentit, tenim el diagnòstic i la proposta pedagògica d'un professional, teòric del disseny, Norberto Chaves, i del professor Josep M. Martí.