--- title: "App Design Guides phase 2 release: Patterns\n | Ubuntu" description: 'Last week we released phase 1 of the new App Design Guides, which included Get started and Building blocks. Now we have just released phase 2: Patterns. This includes handy guidance on gestures, navigation and layout possibilities to provide a great user experience in your app. Navigation: user journeys Find guidance for utilizing compone […]' url: https://ubuntu.com/blog/app-design-guides-phase-2-release-patterns?format=md keywords: index, follow --- 1. [Blog](https://ubuntu.com/blog) 2. Article --- [Canonical](https://ubuntu.com/blog/author/canonical "More about Canonical") 4 August 2016 # App Design Guides phase 2 release: Patterns [app design guides](https://ubuntu.com/blog/tag/app-design-guides) [Design](https://ubuntu.com/blog/tag/design) --- Share the article Last week we released phase 1 of the new App Design Guides, which included [Get started](http://design.ubuntu.com/apps/get-started/overview) and [Building blocks](http://design.ubuntu.com/apps/building-blocks/overview). Now we have just released phase 2: [Patterns.](https://design.ubuntu.com/apps/patterns/overview) This includes handy guidance on gestures, navigation and layout possibilities to provide a great user experience in your app. #### [Navigation](http://design.ubuntu.com/apps/patterns/navigation): user journeys Find guidance for utilizing components for effective and natural user journeys within your UI. #### [Layouts:](http://design.ubuntu.com/apps/patterns/layouts) using Grid Units Use the Grid Unit System to help visualise how much space you have in order to create a consistent and proportionate UI. #### More to come… More sections will be added to patterns in the future, such as search, accessibility and communication. Up next is phase 3: System integration; which includes the number of a touchpoints your app can plug into inside the Ubuntu operating system shell, such as the launcher, notifications and indicators. If you want to help us improve these guides, join our [mailing list](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu-brand-guidelines). We’d love to hear from you! [Get in touch Interested in running Ubuntu in your organization?](https://ubuntu.com/about/contact-us/form) ## Newsletter signup Get the latest Ubuntu news and updates in your inbox. Work email: \*I agree to receive information about Canonical's products and services. By submitting this form, I confirm that I have read and agree to [Canonical's Privacy Policy](https://canonical.com/legal/data-privacy). Sign up ## Share on --- ## Related posts [### Challenges designers face in open source (and how to fix them)](https://ubuntu.com/blog/challenges-designers-face-in-open-source-and-how-to-fix-them) Open source powers up to 90% of modern software, yet many projects lack usability. Canonical’s Design team surveyed 115 cross-functional professionals to uncover the 4 core... [Kola Ojoodide](https://ubuntu.com/blog/author/kola-ojoodide) 26 June 2026 [### Template: Streamlining open source design contributions](https://ubuntu.com/blog/template-streamlining-open-source-design-contributions) As designers working at Canonical, we’re always thinking about open source. We believe that encouraging more designers to contribute to open source benefits everyone, from the... [Nina Rojc](https://ubuntu.com/blog/author/ninarojc) 16 June 2026 [### Decoding design: How design and engineering thrive together in open source](https://ubuntu.com/blog/decoding-design-how-design-and-engineering-thrive-together-in-open-source) Open source thrives on engineering-driven processes. Fast feedback loops, terminal tools, Git workflows: they’re the lifeblood of how we build software in the open. But for... [Miguel Divo](https://ubuntu.com/blog/author/mdivo) 22 May 2026 [### Why web engineering is great](https://ubuntu.com/blog/why-web-engineering-is-great) Hi, I’m Johann! I’m an engineering manager in Canonical’s web team. For the larger part of my 15 years of work experience as engineer, I’ve been working in web development.... [Johann Wolf](https://ubuntu.com/blog/author/johannwolf) 27 April 2026