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"Design"

Canonical
7 February 2013

Talking about gestures to Fast Company

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Presenting Ubuntu on phones last month caused a bit of a stir in the tech press. One of the main takeaways has been its assertion on an interface that’s based on direct and instant access to common functions via the edges of the screen. Since this is quite a disruption from traditional hard-key or soft-button ...

Canonical
28 January 2013

Raring to ringlead this cycle

Ubuntu Ubuntu tech blog

Raring Ringtail is well under way with delicious new visual elements being dropped in all the time, and the new default wallpaper has already landed. Now it’s our turn to add some community contributed assets to the mix in the form of the wallpapers submitted by us, the users of Ubuntu. Last cycle we limited ...

Canonical
16 January 2013

Behind the scenes: Notes

Ubuntu Ubuntu tech blog

With the recent reveal of Ubuntu on phones, and now the release of an example “Notes” application and toolkit , we thought this would be a great opportunity to share a summary of the process we went through for the design of the application itself. Why it is needed There has been a lot of research ...

Canonical
9 January 2013

Viva Ubuntu!

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Wow! How do you know you’ve made something great? Some good indicators are press coverage, an award and a visit by Will.i.am. The first day at CES showed that the mobile industry and many, many (no, really!), many people are impressed and intrigued by Ubuntu for the phone. 1. Amazing interest Online, on the first ...

Inayaili de León Persson
3 January 2013

Designing the new Ubuntu for phone pages

Ubuntu Ubuntu tech blog

As you’ve probably seen, Canonical has just announced Ubuntu on phones. We’re all very excited about it, especially since so many of us have been working hard on this project. Here’s an insight into the design of the new phone pages on ubuntu.com. Deciding what to say The tricky part when designing pages to show ...

Canonical
2 January 2013

Ubuntu comes to the phone, with a beautifully distilled interface and a unique full PC capability when docked

Desktop Ubuntu tech blog

Leading open PC platform with huge global following announces mobile version for network operators, OEMs and silicon vendors Fast, beautiful interface for entry level smartphones Unique PC experience on superphones when docked with a monitor, keyboard and mouse Ubuntu raises the bar for mobile UI design, for richer and more immersive apps ...

Canonical
30 November 2012

Design and arts in education

Ubuntu Ubuntu tech blog

Ubuntu’s design team supports #includedesign, which is a important initiative – supported by many design organizations and companies. ...

Matthew Paul Thomas
23 November 2012

Solving design problems

Ubuntu Ubuntu tech blog

To solve a design problem, define the target user, test the existing solution (if any), evaluate alternative solutions, and test with real users. The more of these steps you can follow, the better the results. ...

Canonical
5 November 2012

Back to Lecturing for the day

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In my last post, I spoke about my transition from academia to industry. One thing that I felt I would miss were the opportunities to speak to students, and watch their progression throughout the year. So when I was asked to go back to the University to give a talk, I jumped at the chance. ...

Inayaili de León Persson
30 October 2012

A fresh-looking Design Blog

Ubuntu Ubuntu tech blog

It’s been a long time coming, but we’ve finally done it: the Design Blog has a new look! Let me take you through the main aspects we wanted to improve on. Why change? The last blog design was nearly four years old. With its small font sizes and crammed pages, the text was difficult to ...

Canonical
22 October 2012

The UDS Design Track

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One week to go! We’re looking forward to UDS. For me personally it will be my first and I’m thrilled to check out all the interesting sessions and hear your stories about Ubuntu and design. There will also be a very exciting design track in which we hope to work together on many cool topics, ...

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