Ubuntu

About Usability Testing – Recruiting

by Canonical on 2 March 2012

Every three months, I conduct benchmark usability testing. I’m calling these tests ‘benchmark testing’ because the aim of these sessions is to measure our...

The Unity design process (and how you can play a part in it)

by Canonical on 16 February 2012

How is Unity designed? How can I contribute to this process? Why did you make thus and such decision? The Unity Design Team is frequently asked these...

Multi-Monitor Update and Greeter Prototype

by Canonical on 31 January 2012

We first posted a blog back in December about our work on the multi-monitor experience for Ubuntu. Back then we published the first revision of the Multiple...

Ubuntu Brand Guidelines get their own site

by Inayaili de León Persson on 27 January 2012

If you’ve ever had to create Ubuntu or Canonical related design materials, chances are you had a look at the Brand Guidelines, which, until now, have only...

Introducing the HUD. Say hello to the future of the menu.

by Mark Shuttleworth on 24 January 2012

The HUD replaces traditional menus in applications targeting Unity. Say what you mean, instead of navigating through a tree of options. Initially the HUD is...

Precisely how we’re going to make the wallpapers in 12.04 the best ever!

by Canonical on 23 January 2012

As developers all over the world sink their teeth into the new features for the next release of Ubuntu it’s time to get out our cameras, brushes and pencils...

Meeting Prezi

by Canonical on 16 January 2012

While we were sprinting in Budapest, we had the opportunity to meet the team responsible for such an interesting and inspiring product. We have in fact been...

Launcher Reveal Prototype

by Canonical on 6 January 2012

For the multi-monitor design project, we have been making use of prototypes to develop and test some of the finer interactions of the system. One such crucial...

System Settings for Precise

by Canonical on 6 January 2012

With Unity we have been trying to raise the bar innovating in the User Experience with new UI elements, such as Dash and Overlay Scrollbars. But this...

Improving the Multi-Monitor Experience in Ubuntu

by Canonical on 20 December 2011

Over the past few months we have been working on improving the multi-monitor experience in Ubuntu. We took the opportunity at UDS in November to get some...

Убу́нту Моно: «Г» «Њ њ Љ љ» «Ђ ђ Ћ ћ»

by Canonical on 1 December 2011

Amélie Bonet at Dalton Maag has drawn up redesigns for a number of the Cyrillic and Serbian/Balkans characters that weren’t as clear, or ideal as they could...

Ubuntu TV discussions hot up

by Mark Shuttleworth on 27 November 2011

Threads are coalescing around the concept of an Ubuntu TV experience, driven by Unity.