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Canonical produces Ubuntu, provides commercial services for Ubuntu's users, and works with hardware manufacturers, software vendors and cloud partners to certify Ubuntu.

Canonical
16 August 2010

Gone for a walk?!

Ubuntu Design

My new friend has gone missing! Have you seen Rick? ...

Canonical
13 August 2010

This week in design – 13 August 2010

Ubuntu Design

It’s Friday the 13th! Thankfully it’s past midday so safe to write this post. We’ve had a busy week although it’s been a bit quiet as people have been away on holidays or working remotely. First up this week? We can’t go anywhere without talking about the theme. Updates to the Ubuntu desktop theme Last ...

Canonical
13 August 2010

Finding the Ubuntu font design

Ubuntu Design

In our second post from Dalton Maag we get an insight into the origin of our very own Ubuntu font. ...

Canonical
13 August 2010

My new friend

Ubuntu Design

Very kindly donated to me by Ale on the design team here at Canonical. Maverick, Rick for short, sits proudly on my desk. He joins the lovely plush Lynx from the last release. Incidentally you can buy your own Lynx as well and help save the Lynx from extinction with a donation to the SOS ...

Canonical
11 August 2010

How are your users feeling? Example from Rhythmbox

Ubuntu Article

When conducting and writing up user research findings, I make a point of defining the experience goals alongside participant’s actual real life goals.  This is because, as users interact with a system, they are made to feel a certain way – just as people can, software can bring the best or the worst out of ...

Canonical
10 August 2010

The first milestone

Ubuntu Design

As work on the font continues we thought it would be good to get some insight from the people working on developing it. In the first of these posts, Bruno Maag explains where the team are and what’s coming. ...

Canonical
9 August 2010

Why would you give your music away for free?

Ubuntu Design

Photo (cc) Matt McGeeYou’re an up and coming band. You’re gonna get signed soon. You’ll get played on the radio. You’ll tour the world. You’re gonna teach Nigel Godrich and Brian Eno a thing or two in the studio. You’re gonna have so…so many group ...

Canonical
9 August 2010

60 and still going strong!

Ubuntu Development

We hit another important milestone today! Find out what pesky papercuts have been resolved! ...

Canonical
9 August 2010

An Update to the Ubuntu Light Themes

Ubuntu Design

One of our key objectives when we started conceptualising the new themes was their ability to be immediately recognisable as Ubuntu, even if represented as a small screenshot. As easily recognised as when it used to be brown – but not that brown… the incarnation that we initially launched was a bold new statement: a ...

Canonical
6 August 2010

This week in design – 6 August 2010

Ubuntu Design

The latest in news from the design team and our work on fonts, research, exciting visions of the future of our favourite desktop and a chance for YOU to get involved in the world of Ubuntu! ...

Canonical
6 August 2010

Font Friday

Ubuntu Notes

It’s Font Friday – read all about it! ...

Canonical
2 August 2010

Ubuntu Needs a New Sound Theme

Ubuntu Design

After the success of the wallpaper competition, and with theFree Culture Showcase’s growing momentum, we are turning our attention to Ubuntu’s sound theme. Since we’re moving towards visually a slicker desktop theme, we’d like the sounds to fiti ...

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