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Blog posts tagged
"Ubuntu Desktop"


Canonical
6 September 2010

We are hiring: Design Engineer

Ubuntu Article

We are looking for a Design Engineer with superb technical and communication skills to join the Design Team. Is that you? ...


Canonical
3 September 2010

This week in design – 3 September 2010

Ubuntu Design

This week was a short one in the UK but it seems as though we set out to fill it with as much as we possibly could! For a start we hit beta this week. If you’ve not upgraded to Maverick, you really should. We all have and are enjoying the updated Radiance and Ambiance ...


Canonical
3 September 2010

In Brazil?!

Ubuntu Design

Came in this morning to a mail from Rick, my Meerkat who went for a walk a little while ago. Apparently he was giving a keynote at Linuxcon!! More as I get it ...


Canonical
3 September 2010

Just an average day in 2014

Ubuntu Design

While I’m not convinced that Sweden will actually win the world cup there’s lots to like about this “five minutes into the future” look at how we might share content and interact with devices in a few years time. I’m setting a reminder in my calendar. I’ll catch you in 5 years, see if we ...


Alejandra Obregon
2 September 2010

Why do you use Ubuntu?

Ubuntu User Experience

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 products. One idea we had was to invite community members and Ubuntu users to tweet or post about why they use Ubuntu and display this on the site. The community’s voice on the websit ...


Canonical
2 September 2010

Happy Beta day everyone!

Ubuntu Notes

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


Canonical
1 September 2010

Ubuntu default wallpaper

Ubuntu Design

So, the default wallpaper… My initial vision: Seeing so many screenshots of the Ubuntu desktop during the second to last release all sporting identical backdrops, made me wonder: wouldn’t it be amazing if all our users received (or evolved) subtly different wallpapers – not radically enough to dilute the intent but just enough to become ...


Canonical
29 August 2010

Raw Photo Treatment Photos and More

Ubuntu Design

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 help define the future Canonical/Ubuntu photo treatment. Thanks to all those who agre ...


Canonical
27 August 2010

On being famous…

Ubuntu Design

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, he asked me for my name, which I told him. He started making odd “hrm” noises and repeating m ...


Canonical
27 August 2010

This week in design – 27 August 2010

Ubuntu Design

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 bugs in the next release of Ubuntu. A highlight of the design contributions this week was the wonderful user contributed wallpapers! 17 images ...


Canonical
27 August 2010

Boo-yah!!!

Ubuntu Development

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


Canonical
26 August 2010

Second update to the Ubuntu Light themes

Ubuntu Design

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 has been a great couple of weeks for me, where I continued working jointly with our visionary design lead Otto Greenslade, who I would like to thank ...