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Unity Benchmark Usability – April 2011
by Canonical on 22 April 2011
First and last impressions of Unity were that it was quite user-friendly, and pleasing in its design and ease of learning. The majority of participants left...
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Narwhal spotted at Lambeth Bridge
by Canonical on 1 April 2011
We always knew Google Maps was good! Google Maps did prove its accuracy; when we looked out of the window from the 27th floor down towards Lambeth Bridge...
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That’s it, we’re quitting
by Matthew Paul Thomas on 7 March 2011
The “Quit” command in applications today is a relic from the days when the original Macintosh had no hard disk and couldn’t multitask. Modern applications...
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Ayatana overlay scrollbars: something truly Natty
by Mark Shuttleworth on 3 March 2011
Natty will feature a world first – overlay scrollbars in desktop applications. The goal is to put content first and banish chrome, while still paying...
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Introducing Overlay Scrollbars in Unity
by Canonical on 3 March 2011
One of our goals in the Unity design effort is maximising immersion in content, and reducing the amount of chrome and clutter needed around that content....
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Thunderbird in the Usability Lab!
by Canonical on 16 February 2011
I have just completed sessions of usability testing of Thunderbird. This time, I had the pleasure of working with Andreas Nilsson, who came to London to...
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DanRabbit on the Ubuntu One Desktop
by Canonical on 16 February 2011
Hey Ubuntu One and Design fans! This is my first post here, and I have to say I feel priveledged to be able to write to you all. Recently I’ve been working...
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The Natty Wallpaper contest – an important update!
by Canonical on 26 January 2011
Two weeks into our wallpaper contest we’re seeing lots of really interesting entries for the photographic part. As those of you who read the previous post...
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Free Culture Showcase
by Canonical on 20 January 2011
Get creative and submit your artwork to this year’s Ubuntu Free Culture Showcase. The theme is Freedom.
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Can We Appropriate Design?
by Canonical on 13 January 2011
’Appropriation’ – the taking of a product and using it for one’s own purposes, in ways unintended by the product creators – is implicitly at the core of the...
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Bright, light and beautiful!
by Canonical on 13 January 2011
That’s what we want the Ubuntu desktops in Natty to feel like. We’re changing things a little bit for the coming release too. We’ll still feature some...