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Cheryl Platz

Design Leader, Innovator, Builder

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Category: Natural User Interfaces

Conversational UI: Thought Leadership

Since beginning my journey in voice user interfaces, I’ve been deeply passionate about the space. One of my motivations for … More

Echo Look (Product and VUI Design)

I was hired to help a fledgling product team transform their initial concept lab pitch into a production-worthy multimodal design … More

alexa, amazon, fashion, hardware, information architecture, multimodal, research, speech, storyboards

Alexa Skill: My Countdown

My second published Alexa skill was born from a request from a dear friend. We were planning a joint family … More

alexa, amazon, voice design

Alexa Notifications and Interruption Model

Upon joining the central Alexa Voice Design team in late 2015, my first order of business was to tackle a … More

amazon, information architecture, multimodal, notifications, speech, storyboards, system design

Alexa: Do Not Disturb

In parallel with our efforts on Alexa Notifications, I was asked to drive the completion of the Do Not Disturb … More

alexa, amazon, hardware, notifications, storyboards

Alexa Skill: Trainer Tips

When I joined the Alexa team, the Skills store was still in its infancy. One of my first responsibilities on … More

alexa, amazon, voice design

Windows Automotive Notifications

Many of our in-vehicle apps needed to provide information to the driver, and expected the same interruption models they enjoy … More

automotive, car, microsoft, notifications, speech

Cortana in the Car: VUI for Windows Automotive

Design a new voice user interface (VUI) for use in the car that passes all automotive industry distracted driving safety … More

automotive, car, flows, microsoft, multimodal, speech, visual design

Disney Friends DS (Video Game)

As Lead Producer on Disney Friends, I owned the vision and delivery of an ambitious new game that blended four … More

amaze entertainment, design leadership, disney, disney interactive, flows, griptonite games, hardware, information architecture, multimodal, research, speech

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Cheryl Platz is a world-class designer specializing in natural user interfaces, complexity, information architecture, and new product design. She has influenced millions of customers via her work at Microsoft, Amazon, Disney, Griptonite Games, Electronic Arts and MAYA Design. She owns design education firm Ideaplatz, LLC, and is employed full-time as a Principal UX Designer with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. She is also the author of Design Beyond Devices: Creating Multimodal, Cross-Device Experiences, published by Rosenfeld Media in December 2020.

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