Web engineering and design team

Discover the latest news and work from the web and design team

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.

Why do you use Ubuntu?

by Alejandra Obregon on 2 September 2010

We’ve been looking at making developments to the Ubuntu website that explore and highlight the reasons for using Ubuntu above and beyond the features of the...

Happy Beta day everyone!

by Canonical on 2 September 2010

Happy Beta Release day one and all. If you’ve not yet upgraded surely now’s the time

Ubuntu default wallpaper

by Canonical on 1 September 2010

So, the default wallpaper… My initial vision: Seeing so many screenshots of the Ubuntu desktop during the second to last release all sporting identical...

Raw Photo Treatment Photos and More

by Canonical on 29 August 2010

I just uploaded a few examples of the “raw” photos taken recently at the Canonical London office. Hopefully some of these photos, when properly edited, will...

On being famous…

by Canonical on 27 August 2010

I called the registrar’s office the other day to ask a question. The person on the phone was very helpful and quickly answered my question. In order to do so,...

This week in design – 27 August 2010

by Canonical on 27 August 2010

Frozen in time (c) Alyssa Nicole via Flickr This week we caught a chill in the form of our UI Freeze. That meant that from here on we should only be fixing...

Boo-yah!!!

by Canonical on 27 August 2010

105 papercut bugs have been fixed in Maverick already! Read on to find out how you can help us clear even more.

Second update to the Ubuntu Light themes

by Canonical on 26 August 2010

Hi guys I’m Andrea Cimitan! 😉 Sorry for the delay but here we are, with an abundance of updates for Ambiance and its complementary bright theme, Radiance! It...

This week in design – 20 August 2010

by Canonical on 20 August 2010

In honour of a comment made about design this week, we are rocking out as the heading to this weeks update on work in the design team. One area we’re rocking...

Meet Shinya Kimura

by Canonical on 20 August 2010

I was reminded of this video by a piece of music that came on shuffle as I was working. Splendid short film, beautiful colour, and that noise!

A true italic

by Canonical on 20 August 2010

In this latest post from Dalton Maag Lukas Paltram updates us on the development thinking that went into the italics in the new Ubuntu font family.

10.10.10.10.10…..

by Mark Shuttleworth on 20 August 2010

Here’s a way to show off your movie-making creative skills AND promote whatever you think the coolest things in 10.10 are: make a Maverick Movie!