El procés de disseny i les tecnologies de tractament de la informació

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.