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Ubuntu Needs a New Sound Theme
by Canonical on 2 August 2010
After the success of the wallpaper competition, and with theFree Culture Showcase’s growing momentum, we are turning our attention to Ubuntu’s sound theme....
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This week in design – 30 July 2010
by Canonical on 30 July 2010
This week we’ve been to GUADEC, researched Shotwell and released an update to the new font! And it’s nearly the end of July?! When did that happen?!
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Ubuntu Font Beta: now with added Bold
by Canonical on 30 July 2010
I am happy to announce that we have just updated the Ubuntu Font Beta ppa. Enjoy!
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Design by enthusiasm
by Canonical on 30 July 2010
As many of you are most probably aware I work for Canonical and some of my blog posts from here are syndicated to design.canonical.com. I was asked a rather...
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Guadec Day 2: In pursuit of critical mass
by Canonical on 27 July 2010
Today I was reminded of this quote by Jane Goodall: If everyone could think a little bit about small choices they make every day: What do you eat, does it...
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Guadec Day 1
by Canonical on 26 July 2010
This week I am at Guadec in Den Haag. For those less familiar with working on open-source projects Guadec is the annual gathering of developers, users and...
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This week in design – 23 July 2010
by Canonical on 23 July 2010
Edition 2 of this week in design kicks off with news of Stack Exchange, a bit about the distro sprint in Prague and an amazing achievement by our Design Team...
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Native readers: extending the Beta
by Canonical on 22 July 2010
It is time to extend the Ubuntu Font Beta Testing. We need to make sure that the Ubuntu font is being fully exercised beyond the English language and I do not...
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This week in design – 16th July 2010
by Canonical on 16 July 2010
In this first ever “This week in design”, Iain updates us on the work the design team have been doing on guidelines, the desktop and the font. We also name...
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Friday afternoon treats…
by Canonical on 16 July 2010
I came across a thread this afternoon talking about a piece of promotional work by Goce Mitevski for Ubuntu.Simple, elegant and clean. Lovely.
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Vote now for a more supportive future!
by Canonical on 14 July 2010
Evan, seen lurking here in the background, has a favour to ask. Stackoverflow is a website that allows professional and enthusiast developers to ask questions...
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Ubuntu font: what the glyph!
by Canonical on 8 July 2010
Having read some of the comments and bugs I thought it might be useful to add some clarification on a couple of terms. What we have released so far is only...