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Canonical produces Ubuntu, provides commercial services for Ubuntu's users, and works with hardware manufacturers, software vendors and cloud partners to certify Ubuntu.

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This week in design – 27 August 2010

by Canonical on 27 August 2010

Frozen in time (c) Alyssa Nicole via Flickr This week we caught a chill in the form of our UI Freeze. That meant that from here on we should only be fixing...

Boo-yah!!!

by Canonical on 27 August 2010

105 papercut bugs have been fixed in Maverick already! Read on to find out how you can help us clear even more.

Second update to the Ubuntu Light themes

by Canonical on 26 August 2010

Hi guys I’m Andrea Cimitan! 😉 Sorry for the delay but here we are, with an abundance of updates for Ambiance and its complementary bright theme, Radiance! It...

This week in design – 20 August 2010

by Canonical on 20 August 2010

In honour of a comment made about design this week, we are rocking out as the heading to this weeks update on work in the design team. One area we’re rocking...

Meet Shinya Kimura

by Canonical on 20 August 2010

I was reminded of this video by a piece of music that came on shuffle as I was working. Splendid short film, beautiful colour, and that noise!

A true italic

by Canonical on 20 August 2010

In this latest post from Dalton Maag Lukas Paltram updates us on the development thinking that went into the italics in the new Ubuntu font family.

Get your photos on millions of computers!

by Canonical on 16 August 2010

It’s that time again! We’ve been accepting submissions on the Ubuntu Artwork Flickr group for a while now but with the deadline fast approaching for Beta we...

Multi-touch Support Lands in Maverick

by Canonical on 16 August 2010

Canonical is pleased to announce the release of Ubuntu’s multi-touch and gesture stack. With Ubuntu 10.10 (the Maverick Meerkat), users and developers will...

Gone for a walk?!

by Canonical on 16 August 2010

My new friend has gone missing! Have you seen Rick?

This week in design – 13 August 2010

by Canonical on 13 August 2010

It’s Friday the 13th! Thankfully it’s past midday so safe to write this post. We’ve had a busy week although it’s been a bit quiet as people have been away on...

Finding the Ubuntu font design

by Canonical on 13 August 2010

In our second post from Dalton Maag we get an insight into the origin of our very own Ubuntu font.

My new friend

by Canonical on 13 August 2010

Very kindly donated to me by Ale on the design team here at Canonical. Maverick, Rick for short, sits proudly on my desk. He joins the lovely plush Lynx from...