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 orange update

by Jamie Young on 26 April 2016

Recently, you may have seen our new colour palette update in the SDK. One notable change is the new hex code we’ve assigned to Ubuntu Orange for screen use....

Redesigning ubuntu.com’s navigation

by Inayaili de León Persson on 21 April 2016

Last month, the web team had an offsite (outside of the office) week sprint in Holborn, central London. We don’t all work on exactly the same projects in our...

March’s reading list

by Inayaili de León Persson on 1 April 2016

Here are the best links shared by the design team over the last month: LEGO Serious Play Micro Lego Serious Play: How small can a useful tool for thinking be?...

February’s reading list

by Inayaili de León Persson on 1 March 2016

Here are the best links shared by the design team during the shortest month of the year: Digital Design Education is Broken My Bathroom Mirror Is Smarter Than...

MWC stand: behind the scenes (part 3)

by Canonical on 19 February 2016

It’s day 3 and the stand is nearing completion. The funky lights have been fitted, the meeting rooms have curvaceous walls inspired by the Ubuntu shape,...

MWC stand: behind the scenes (part 2)

by Canonical on 18 February 2016

It’s day two behind the scenes at MWC and the stand is starting to take shape. The iconic orange Ubuntu flags are up, the walls and doors have been assembled,...

A new look for tablet

by Inayaili de León Persson on 4 February 2016

Today we launched a new and redesigned tablet section on ubuntu.com that introduces all the cool features of the upcoming BQ Aquaris M10 Ubuntu Edition...

Embeddable cards for Juju

by Joseph Williams on 4 February 2016

Juju is a cloud orchestration tool with a lot of unique terminology. This is not so much of a problem when discussing or explaining terms or features within...

Trimming the fat from the Ubuntu online tour

by Barry McGee on 2 February 2016

Maybe, like me, you seen more of the inside of your gym in January than you had for the six months previous. New year, new diet, new me.. or something like...

January’s reading list

by Inayaili de León Persson on 1 February 2016

Here are the best links shared by the design team during the first month of the year: The Website Obesity Crisis Cryptaris Mission Focusing on Customer Top...

Designing cloud tools in Cape Town

by Alejandra Obregon on 25 January 2016

Our cloud design team has just returned from a trip to Cape Town for our mid-cycle sprint. We have the luxury of being collocated in London and working...

Ubuntu Clock Update Reflects Convergence Design Thinking

by Rae Shambrook on 18 January 2016

In the coming months, users will start noticing things looking more and more different on Ubuntu. As we gradually roll out our new and improved Suru visual...