Users attaching images to remind themselves to do things across devices with Cortana.
This is the first screen seen by users who say variations of "Set a reminder". This kicks off the experience and starts to build the reminder.
Cortana is showing that she has gathered some information, but also that more is still required for the voice flow.
This shows the user what action has been taken on their behalf by Cortana. It does not dismiss, but remains available to verify recognition after voice interactions.
A list of the Reminders a user has set and not completed yet. Pivots allow the user to filter by the type of trigger they set.
Early wireframing
This screen shows the user confirming a Place-Based Reminder
The user must explicitly confirm the reminder - this view shows a Person-Based Reminer
Cortana Reminders
Design Problem
How do we extend Cortana Reminders for mobile and bring it to the PC and tablet for Windows 10?
Role
Creation of new visual style and multimodal interactions for the PC & Tablet. Evolution of toast design for when users act on Reminders.
I started by investigating reminders as both a digital and analog experience. Early improvements were made to increase the overall UI style, to be more personal and to afford intractability.
Results
Reminders remains one of the cornerstones of Cortana’s unique product offerings and merits more involved participation with design and engineering. Discoverability and satisfaction have both been high since the launch of Windows 10.
The beginning of a Cortana Reminder flow, innitiated by the user saying "Remind me"
As the user progresses through the flow, new questions that Cortana asks are highligthed as captured voice utterances are displayed
A Rollup of the task completed is shown to confirm that the reminder was set.
Reminders Home shows all Reminders, and breaks them down into categories per the applied trigger.
Reminders Home shows all Reminders, and breaks them down into categories per the applied trigger.
Early sketches of Reminders Home and some of the notification for Reminders.
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