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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 boundaries of the web.
Happy Beta Release day one and all. If you’ve not yet upgraded surely now’s the time
So, the default wallpaper… My initial vision: Seeing so many screenshots of the Ubuntu desktop during the second to last release all sporting identical...
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...
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,...
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...
105 papercut bugs have been fixed in Maverick already! Read on to find out how you can help us clear even more.
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...
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...
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!
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.
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!
It’s that time again! We’ve been accepting submissions on the Ubuntu Artwork Flickr group for a while now but with the deadline fast approaching for Beta we...
Gestures are a powerful interaction language that will be as relevant for desktops as it is on phones and tablets. Ubuntu 10.10 has a gesture framework that...
My new friend has gone missing! Have you seen Rick?
It’s Friday the 13th! Thankfully it’s past midday so safe to write this post. We’ve had a busy week although it’s been a bit quiet as people have been away on...
In our second post from Dalton Maag we get an insight into the origin of our very own Ubuntu font.