Alexa Cool Along

Alexa Cook Along

UX / Voice & Multimodal Lead Designer

Amazon | Launched first release 2018
Alexa Guides You to Cook Delicious Recipes
Santa Clara, CA

Scenario

Meet Maria, a busy professional who loves to cook but often finds it challenging to follow recipes while juggling other tasks. She recently purchased an Amazon Echo Spot and wants to use it in the kitchen to simplify her cooking process.

Integration

Alexa displays recipe steps while verbally guiding Maria. She can pause, ask questions, and receive real-time tips. Visual cues help her follow along without interruption.

Outcome

With Alexa's assistance, Maria prepares a delicious chicken parmesan dinner effortlessly. The seamless integration of voice and visual interfaces lets her follow the recipe at her own pace, receiving helpful guidance and tips along the way. Using the Echo Spot's display, Maria can reference the recipe without touching her device with messy hands, ensuring a smooth and enjoyable cooking experience.

Design Process

I led the design process for Cook Along on multimodal devices, collaborating with the team to define initial flows for recipe retrieval and step-by-step cooking interactions. I created wireframes, voice-forward prototypes, and implementation specs for Echo Show and Echo Spot devices. Observing users' recipe-following habits helped identify difficulties and design appropriate voice and visual guidance, shaping effective cooking flows that users could follow throughout the cooking process.

Alexa Cool Along

User Research Insights & Principles

1. Frequent Ingredient References:
Users often need to refer to ingredient lists throughout the cooking process.

2. Continuous Visual Patterns:
Maintaining consistent visual cues helps users stay engaged and immersed in their cooking activities.

3. Education on Recipe Navigation:
Providing clear guidance on how to navigate recipes is essential for a smooth cooking experience.

4. Contextual Conversations:
Aligning voice interactions with on-screen content enhances the overall user experience.

5. Memorable Content:
Ensuring content is memorable supports multitasking users and helps them stay focused on their tasks.

6. Highlighted Numbers and Measurements:
Emphasizing important numbers and measurements improves the clarity of instructions and reduces errors.

Golden Utterances


"Alexa, what should I cook tonight?"
"Alexa, next"
"Alexa, step one"
"Alexa, how many grams?"
"Alexa, how long in the oven?" 

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