We recently wrapped up AWS re:Invent 2018, where the Alexa team engaged with the largest gathering of global Amazon developers. Check out the recordings and resources from the breakout sessions.

Here are a few things to keep in mind as you start designing visual components to complement your voice-first experience.

In today’s resource roundup, I share our top articles from the year on how you can make it easier for customers to find and engage with your Alexa skills. 

In the new Designing for Conversation course, we explain how you can create frictionless voice experiences.

Developers are using in-skill purchasing to deepen engagement with customers and build their voice businesses. Check out our top resources and developer stories for making money with in-skill purchasing.

If you’re new to voice design and looking to get started with Alexa skills, here are our top resources from 2018 to help you on your way.

Designing for context requires thinking through what your users may expect Alexa to remember or notice based on conversational context, and then compensating for those things in your design.

Now with the Alexa Presentation Language (APL), you can build multimodal skills that provide customers with visual queues as they navigate through a voice experience. Follow these design tips as you get started with APL.

If you’re unable to attend AWS re:Invent in person, you can join us from your home or office to watch Alexa livestreams from the event. Learn more and check out our full Twitch schedule.

前回APLパブリックベータ開始のお知らせをしましたが、今回は初めてのAPLということで、まずは簡単にお手持ちのスキルにAPLを使った画面表示を加える方法をご紹介してみたいと思います。APLによる画面デザインはゼロから作成することもできますが、今回はスキルビルダーで用意しているサンプルを利用します。