Rhetoric and the Arts of Design Bombardment or in front of the

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Originally published in 1989 this book is a valuable contribution to the development of a non-technological approach in the study of technology and work

Anna Kallin and Leonie Cohn in advancing Pevsner's BBC career

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Rhetoric and the Arts of Design Bombardment or in front of theThe design arts from the design of buildings and machines to software and interfaces are associated with types of knowledge and performance thought to be structured, modular, and systematic. Such arts have become increasingly prestigious in our technocratic society. Since Aristotle, the art of rhetoric was conceived as a loosely structured "practical" art thought to be limited in the extent to which it could mimic more precise subject matters. The art