Cheryl Platz recently returned from the experience of a lifetime: serving as a juror on the Cannes Entertainment Lions for Gaming Jury for 2026 and as a panelist on the corresponding Inside the Jury Room panel the following Wednesday at the event. She was incredibly honored to participate, and the experience gave her a much deeper exposure to the broader world of video game marketing while giving her an opportunity to represent the ins and outs of video game development to her marketing and agency peers.

As Cheryl loves to pay it forward by processing experiences through writing, she’s begun writing up some of her experience and publishing to her free LinkedIn newsletter, which has over 1,500 subscribers. Published about once a week, Design Platzitudes allows Cheryl to share her real-time perspectives on the design experiences unfolding around her – and much like her, the newsletter covers a variety of topics, broadening the horizons of any subscriber beyond a single industry.

Catch Cheryl’s first post on the experience here, then check out a few related images below to pique your curiosity.

Gallery: Cheryl Platz At the Cannes Entertainment Lions for Gaming Jury