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Ubuntu Installer Slideshow

Screenshot of Ubuntu's installer slideshow
  • Personal project
  • desktop
  • web
  • ubuntu
  • gtk+
  • webkit

Ubiquity Slideshow is a simple presentation that appears while users install the Ubuntu operating system. The project aims to encourage and inspire people so they are more comfortable using the system. I created it with the help of some talented designers in the Ubuntu community.

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Ubuntu Software Updater

Screenshot of Ubuntu's software updater
  • Personal project
  • desktop
  • ubuntu
  • gnome
  • gtk+
  • python

Ubuntu’s software updater originally presented updates as a long list of Debian package names, which was a source of confusion and worry for many users. After a conversation at the Ubuntu Developer Summit, I participated in a rewrite of its UI code following a set of wireframes designed by Matthew Paul Thomas.

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Harvest

  • Google Summer of Code 2010
  • web
  • design
  • ubuntu
  • django
  • python

Harvest was a web service to guide people who want to contribute to Ubuntu. It aggregated small bug reports and other quick tasks which could use attention. For Google Summer of Code 2010, I worked with Daniel Holbach to design and implement its new web frontend.

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