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About Peter Sheerin

Peter Sheerin is best known for the decade he spent as the Technical Editor of CADENCE magazine, where he was the acknowledged expert in Computer-Aided Design hardware and software. He has a long-standing passion for improving usability of software, hardware, and everyday objects that is always interwoven in his articles.

Peter is available for freelance technical writing and product reviews, and is exploring career opportunities in interaction design. His pet personal project is exploring the best ways to harmonize visual, tactile, and audible symbols for improving the effectiveness of alerting systems.

Starbucks Complicates iPhone App November 12, 2011
Posted in Design, iPhone, Usability.
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How not to Design a Library Book-Return Robot November 3, 2011
Posted in Barcodes, Design, Usability.
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The Disappearing Clue November 1, 2011
Posted in Design, Usability.
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Smart Phone, Dumb Software October 31, 2011
Posted in Design, iPhone, Usability.
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Universal Remote ≠ Easy Remote October 30, 2011
Posted in Design, Remote Controls, Usability.
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A Little Hazy on iCloud Setup October 30, 2011
Posted in Design.
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Stupid Doors October 24, 2011
Posted in Design, Usability.
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Privacy Icon Problems—Ignoring Design & Testing Rules December 26, 2010
Posted in Design, Symbols.
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iTunes Makes Me Afraid December 26, 2010
Posted in Design, Usability.
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The Dragonfly Effect at Cooper November 27, 2010
Posted in Social Networking.
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Tech Writers as Outsiders—a Good Thing? November 27, 2010
Posted in Design, Usability.
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iTunes: Numbers Never Lie (but they confuse) November 10, 2010
Posted in Usability.
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My LinkStation Live Killed my iPod Sync November 9, 2010
Posted in Usability.
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iTunes RIPs November 5, 2010
Posted in Audio, Usability.
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Save Me From The Evil Back Button October 22, 2010
Posted in Usability, Web.
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Elevator Door Open/Close Symbol Confusion July 28, 2010
Posted in Design, Symbols, Usability.
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Symbols can be bad July 21, 2010
Posted in Symbols, Usability.
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BJ Fogg on “Why Simplicity Matters” July 13, 2010
Posted in Design, Usability.
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A Search for Symbols Opens Many Doors July 10, 2010
Posted in Design, Symbols, Usability.
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Bookless Stanford Engineering Library is a Bad Idea July 8, 2010
Posted in Design, Usability.
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Cartoons and Junk Food—Unclear on the Concept June 21, 2010
Posted in Marketing.
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Fail: Twitter Location Divining June 20, 2010
Posted in Usability.
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SF-PechaKucha #38 Inspiring June 19, 2010
Posted in Design, Usability.
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Fail: Facebook Hides Unconfirmed Status May 28, 2010
Posted in Usability.
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Failure—Ping.fm inside Facebook May 20, 2010
Posted in Usability.
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