Slate Redesign

Focus

Art Direction, Visual Design, UX Design, Retail Systems

Company

Amazon, Device Brand Studio

Launch

Fall 2025

Slate Redesign

Focus

Art Direction, Visual Design, UX Design, Retail Systems

Company

Amazon, Device Brand Studio

Launch

Fall 2025

Slate Redesign

Focus

Art Direction, Visual Design, UX Design, Retail Systems

Company

Amazon, Device Brand Studio

Launch

Fall 2025

The Slate Redesign modernized the carousel system used across Amazon device detail pages, rethinking both main and inner slates to create a more cohesive, mobile-aware, and visually elevated retail experience.

All Amazon device product pages rely on slates as the key storytelling surfaces within the carousel. They introduce the product, communicate value quickly, and shape how the page is understood at a glance. At the time, that system had started to feel dated. Main slates were constrained by a 1:1 format that limited hierarchy and composition, while inner slates often lacked consistency in structure, styling, and overall polish.

All Amazon device product pages rely on slates as the key storytelling surfaces within the carousel. They introduce the product, communicate value quickly, and shape how the page is understood at a glance. At the time, that system had started to feel dated. Main slates were constrained by a 1:1 format that limited hierarchy and composition, while inner slates often lacked consistency in structure, styling, and overall polish.

The redesign focused on making the carousel feel more intentional from beginning to end. The most foundational shift was moving the main slate format from 1:1 to 4:5, creating more room for stronger typography, better product framing, and a layout that felt better suited to mobile browsing. From there, the system extended deeper into the carousel, bringing a more unified approach to inner slates so the experience felt connected rather than pieced together.

The redesign focused on making the carousel feel more intentional from beginning to end. The most foundational shift was moving the main slate format from 1:1 to 4:5, creating more room for stronger typography, better product framing, and a layout that felt better suited to mobile browsing. From there, the system extended deeper into the carousel, bringing a more unified approach to inner slates so the experience felt connected rather than pieced together.

One of the clearest applications of this work was Echo Family, where the updated slate system helped clarify differences across a tiered lineup and create a stronger visual rhythm across the carousel. The project also opened the door for further testing around main slate framing and motion deeper in the page, helping the work evolve beyond a static redesign into a more flexible retail system.

As the approach matured, it was applied across more than a dozen product lines, validating it as a scalable framework rather than a one-off creative exercise. It also became an important part of a larger detail page revamp, showing how a focused redesign of one system could improve the broader customer experience.