Blog posts tagged
"Ubuntu Desktop"

320 posts


Canonical
16 August 2010

Gone for a walk?!

Design Ubuntu

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

Canonical
16 August 2010


Canonical
13 August 2010

This week in design – 13 August 2010

Design Ubuntu

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


Canonical
13 August 2010

Finding the Ubuntu font design

Design Ubuntu

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

Canonical
13 August 2010


Canonical
13 August 2010

My new friend

Design Ubuntu

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
13 August 2010


Canonical
11 August 2010

How are your users feeling? Example from Rhythmbox

Article Ubuntu

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
11 August 2010


Canonical
10 August 2010

The first milestone

Design Ubuntu

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
10 August 2010


Canonical
9 August 2010

Why would you give your music away for free?

Design Ubuntu

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


Canonical
9 August 2010

60 and still going strong!

Development Ubuntu

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

Canonical
9 August 2010


Canonical
9 August 2010

An Update to the Ubuntu Light Themes

Design Ubuntu

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
9 August 2010


Canonical
6 August 2010

This week in design – 6 August 2010

Design Ubuntu

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


Canonical
6 August 2010

Font Friday

Notes Ubuntu

It’s Font Friday – read all about it!

Canonical
6 August 2010


Canonical
27 April 2010

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Desktop Edition: faster boot speed and a new design

News Desktop

Long-term support (LTS) version of popular desktop operating system generally available on 29 April Canonical announced today the upcoming release of Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Desktop Edition, the latest version of the popular Linux desktop distribution, which includes three years of support through free security and maintenance...

Canonical
27 April 2010