Web engineering and design team

Discover the latest news and work from the web and design team

The Web and design team at Canonical pride themselves on building things properly, not quickly. Always looking for creative ways to push the bounderies of the web.

Ubuntu sound theme design

by Canonical on 7 February 2012

If you’re as keen as we are that the Ubuntu sound theme is on brand, now is your chance! We are calling for pitches for the Ubuntu sound theme! The brief As...

La Cabine Téléphonique Aquarium

by Canonical on 1 February 2012

Because inspiration can come in many ways… I thought you might enjoy this peculiar installation. The fact that it is situated in a public place, and still...

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...

Ubuntu: Designing for a good purpose

by Canonical on 27 January 2012

Ubuntu is the world’s most popular open-source operating system for phones, tablets, PCs, and TVs. It is used by more

Some guidelines for warm grey text on the web

by Inayaili de León Persson on 26 January 2012

Warm grey is one of the neutral colours from Ubuntu and Canonical’s colour palette. It has been added to the palette for balance, being a bridge between the...

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...