Off-hours, I follow my curiosity towards: gardening, mostly perennialsGardening / raising three daughtersDaughters / tinkering my hifi audio systemHifi / ambitious home cookingFood / collecting furniture / grafting japanese maples

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Allen K Lau — Designing software & other curiosities
For the love of building simpler experiences for billions. Electrical engineer by training, designer by pursuit, driven by play. Currently at Microsoft AI, previously Google.
Microsoft AI
Career timeline
of selected works
Currently driving monetization
across Microsoft AI

Coming soon. Still evolving.
2026
Microsoft.ai
Google Messages
Extensions Framework
EXT
Press
9to5 Google
2025
Expressions Program
Press
ZD Net, Google Blog Post, Android Central
Google GenAI Incubation
GEM
2024
Compose Pill
CP
Press
Android Police, Android Authority
Onboarding
OB
Press
Android Police, Android Authority
2023
Token color system
CS
Press
CNET
Google Allo
Google Minis
GM
Press
The Verge, Techcrunch, PC World
Unified Emotive Picker
UEP
Coming soon
Google AI Research
Identity Systems
IS
Google Material Design
Material Design V1
MD
Coming soon
Allen Lau Studio Inc
2022
Storyboards & Animation
SB
Web Design
WD
Motion Reel
MR