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Canonical
13 March 2013

App patterns explained : navigation

Notes Ubuntu

When we design an app, we consider the different types of information we are communicating and their relationships to one another. This helps us establish what content is of equal importance, what we want to be able to do with it, what is a detailed view of something else and so on. We use three

Canonical
13 March 2013

Canonical
12 March 2013

13.04 Shortlist in progress

Design Ubuntu

13.04 Shortlist in progress, a gallery on Flickr. A quick update, the previous contributors and I are putting together the finishing touches to what we hope will be a great selection. You can see our working over on a Google spreadsheet we’ve made. We’ll be packaging and downloading and shrinking and all sorts to get

Canonical
12 March 2013

Canonical
11 March 2013

Canonical announces certification and support for the latest Dell PowerEdge servers

News Ubuntu

Canonical today announced that it has signed a collaborative engineering agreement with Dell to support Ubuntu 12.04 LTS across the full range of Dell’s latest 12th generation PowerEdge Servers for Ubuntu Advantage customers. Over 45 Dell PowerEdge Servers have been certified by Canonical for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. Customers...

Canonical
11 March 2013

Canonical
7 March 2013

App patterns applied: calculator key journeys

Article Ubuntu

A few weeks ago we introduced key screens for our core utility app designs, and we’ve been sketching key journeys ever since to unpack these concepts further. We use key screens to communicate the overall, high level concept of an app, outlining key journeys is a design technique that gives us a feel for how

Canonical
7 March 2013

Canonical
27 February 2013

App patterns applied : core utilities as rituals

User Experience Ubuntu

We’ve been making great progress from both design and development on our four core utilities for Ubuntu on phones so, while we are iterating these concepts, we thought this was a good time to share more of the inspiration behind the apps designs. This helps us keep our goals in sight, not only on the

Canonical
27 February 2013

App patterns applied: calendar key journeys

Notes Ubuntu

Last week we introduced key screens for our core utility app designs, and we’ve been sketching key journeys ever since to unpack these concepts further. Whereas the key screens communicate the overall, high level concept of an app, outlining key journeys is a design technique that gives us a feel for how users can accomplish

Canonical
27 February 2013

Canonical
22 February 2013

App patterns explained: content views

User Experience Ubuntu

When designing an app, an important thing to consider in your app is how to display content. In our design guidelines, we have provided three standard views: Grid, List and Full screen which we think will cover most situations. Grid view Content divided into rows and columns is referred to as a grid view. The

Canonical
22 February 2013

Canonical
19 February 2013

Ubuntu unveils tablet experience with multi-tasking

News Ubuntu

Unique ‘side stage’ multi-tasking puts phone and tablet apps on a single tablet screen Secure enterprise tablets with full disk encryption, multiple secure user accounts and standard management tool that covers Ubuntu server, PC and touch Unique convergence across all four form factors: a phone can provide tablet, TV...

Canonical
19 February 2013

Canonical
18 February 2013

Dell’s Ubuntu based Developer laptop just got better

Partners Ubuntu

Dell announced today an updated XPS 13, preloaded with Ubuntu, which has a full high-definition 1080p display. It will be available for sale in the USA and Canada, but as part of this update Dell will also be making it available in parts of Europe, the Middle East and Africa. As we reported in

Canonical
18 February 2013

Canonical
15 February 2013

Ubuntu for smartphones grabs global headlines

Article Phone and tablet

An interview with Chris Kenyon, VP Sales and Marketing, and Sian Aherne, Media and Analyst Relations at Canonical.

Canonical
15 February 2013

Developers get the full support they need

Article Phone and tablet

An interview with David Planella, Ubuntu Community and David Pitkin, Online Services Native and HTML5 apps.

Canonical
15 February 2013

App patterns applied: core utilities for Ubuntu on phones

User Experience Ubuntu

Many of you must have noticed the call for core apps proposals that’s being run by the Ubuntu Community team. The response has been great, thanks to everyone taking part! In the Design Team, we thought that we could chip in to this effort and come up with some design concepts that reflect the vision

Canonical
15 February 2013

Canonical
14 February 2013

Steam Client now available in Ubuntu Software Center

TV Ubuntu

Starting today, users can install the Steam Client with a few simple clicks in our Software Center, the fastest and safest way to install thousands of paid and free applications on Ubuntu. Canonical and Valve have worked closely together to make Ubuntu the best performing open platform for gaming and now the ultimate...

Canonical
14 February 2013

App patterns explained : Layout

User Experience Ubuntu

We want everyone to design and build beautiful and usable apps, and the App Design Guides help us do just that! So to kick things off, if you’re thinking about how to layout your app in portrait view, here’s how. Core layout Your app must have A header on the top of the screen, which

Canonical
14 February 2013