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So, you want to provide an API for the world to use?

by Canonical on 7 December 2010

I conducted 5 qualitative interviews with developers and here are some findings. You have two problems. The first problem is to design the API. The second is...

Participate in research

by Alejandra Obregon on 27 November 2010

Are you a developer or systems administrator that uses Ubuntu at work and/or at home?We’re looking for people who might be available to help us on a current...

Papercuts: Litmus test

by Canonical on 26 November 2010

Papercuts Natty cycle depends on you!What’s new this cycle and How you can get involved.

Here come the Ninjas

by Canonical on 25 November 2010

Announcing an all new team focused on fixing bugs, Papercuts Ninja team, and why you should be excited!

Paper cuts need you!

by Canonical on 19 November 2010

You won’t be surprised to hear that I am on the Papercutters team and, in that capacity, was on the receiving end of an email from Vish who points out a...

The monospace is coming

by Canonical on 18 November 2010

In contrast to a proportionally spaced font a the characters in a monospace occupy all exactly the same width. In the past monospace type was used on...

Usability Testing of Unity

by Canonical on 13 November 2010

In preparation for UDS, we conducted usability testing of Unity with general public users. We are now better informed as to where we should expend further...

This week in design – 12 November 2010

by Canonical on 12 November 2010

The theme of this week’s update is one of cool stuff that we came across this week in the world of open source. You’ll know from Christian’s blog post a while...

This week in design – 5 November 2010

by Canonical on 5 November 2010

We’re back! Phew! What a fortnight! Did you miss us? We all got back from Orlando, Florida this week and prepared to kick off the Natty development cycle in...

Of hinting and tables

by Canonical on 4 November 2010

I hope regular readers of the design blogs don’t think that we have abandoned our programme of telling you all about the font development – I know it’s been a...

Introducing Ubuntu – The Movie!

by Canonical on 27 October 2010

Almost all of the design team are in Orlando this week taking part in UDS. As well as getting ready for the summit in the last few weeks we’ve also been...

What is UDS?

by Canonical on 18 October 2010

We’ve been talking a lot about UDS but some of you out there might not know what it is. Duncan McGregor, one of my colleagues, has had this very conversation...