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The Web and design team at Canonical pride themselves on building things properly, not quickly. Always looking for creative ways to push the bounderies of the web.
Ubuntu
Conducting Usability Testing: a case of just following the task script?
by Canonical on 11 November 2013
In the previous post, we talked about how to design effective user testing tasks to evaluate the usability of an interface. This post continues with this...
Ubuntu
App Design Clinic #4
by Canonical on 11 November 2013
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHs0bYWcq-E App design Clinic #4 focuses on icons, with questions from Stuart Langridge including: guidance on creating app...
Cloud and server
A week in San Francisco
by Canonical on 7 November 2013
I recently attended my first cloud sprint meeting held in San Francisco, and it turned out to be a great experience. It’s been 10 years since I last visited,...
Cloud and server
Planning a cathedral at the bazaar
by Peter Mahnke on 6 November 2013
So I am stretching the metaphor a bit, but I think it accurately explains my experience of the recent cloud sprint in San Francisco. The week starts with some...
Ubuntu
Cloud sprint: what I’ve learned about testing and code reviews
by Anthony Dillon on 30 October 2013
I was recently asked to attend a cloud sprint in San Francisco as a front-end developer for the new Juju GUI product. I had the pleasure of finally meeting...
Ubuntu
IKEA’s design process
by Inayaili de León Persson on 28 October 2013
Graham pointed out a recent Wall Street Journal article out to me as I was going on about my recent kitchen renovation (yes, I’ve used IKEA units). It gives a...
Ubuntu
Indented styles and the Ubuntu shape
by Canonical on 25 October 2013
Since we released the initial demo of Ubuntu on phones, we’ve been looking at refining the whole Suru theme — the theme on Ubuntu for phones and tablets — and...
Ubuntu
Latest from the web team — October 2013
by Inayaili de León Persson on 24 October 2013
Release month is always a busy one for the web team, and this time was no exception with the Ubuntu 13.10 release last week. In the last few weeks we’ve...
Ubuntu
App Design Clinic #3
by Canonical on 23 October 2013
Today’s clinic included: A discussion of launcher placement, Brad Well’s Bible app – general design guidance Michael Zanetti’s uAuthenticator app – general...
Ubuntu
Designing a product you don’t use
by Luca Paulina on 27 September 2013
Over the last year we have been working on the Juju GUI to reach a broader audience. Juju is a way of building complex cloud environments. It connects...
Ubuntu
Latest from the web team — September 2013
by Inayaili de León Persson on 26 September 2013
We might have been quiet, but we have been busy! Here’s a quick overview of what the web team has been up to recently. In the past month we’ve worked on: New...
Ubuntu
Wednesday App Clinic – Update
by Canonical on 26 September 2013
Over the last few weeks, we’ve enjoyed running 2 Wednesday App Clinics. Thanks to all those who sent us their apps and questions. It’s been a fantastic...