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[Dalius <dalius@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Here is another good new article about design that accidentally has many
calculator examples http://sachagreif.com/flat-pixels/ and explains that
imitation of prior art puts limitations on us that not necessary should
happen.

Now design team offers one approach, community offered number of different
approaches, here
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuPhone/CoreApps/Calculator#Prior_Art we have
even more examples.

As one of calculator's developers I will choose one of those approaches but
it looks like it will be slightly different than design team's proposal.

Regards,
Dalius


On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 12:57 PM, David Planella
<david.planella@xxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> The Design team has just published a very nice blog post with designs
> and a detailed description on the concept for 4 core apps.
>
> Check it out here:
>
>
> http://design.canonical.com/2013/02/app-patterns-applied-core-utilities-for-ubuntu-on-phones/
>
> Or inline:
>
> Many of you must have noticed the [call for core apps][] proposals
> that’s being run by the Ubuntu Community team. The response has been
> great, thanks to everyone taking part!
>
> In the Design Team, we thought that we could chip in to this effort and
> come up with some design concepts that reflect the vision of where
> Ubuntu is headed towards on phones, and start by sharing some concepts
> we’ve come up with in our London offices.
>
> What we really want to do with these utilities, is not just to make them
> work, but to use to opportunity to explore and express the three themes
> stated in the [Design Vision][]:
>
> 1.  Focus on the content
> 2.  Fast and natural interactions
> 3.  Sophisticated style
>
> Based on these drivers we set out to distill each app to its core
> constituents, and if possible, find little twists that makes them unique
> and more engaging to use.
>
> [![][]][] [![][1]][] [![][2]][] [![][3]][]
>
> We’ve looked at Clock, Weather, Calculator and Calendar – since they are
> the core utilities every phone needs.
>
> Clock
> -----
>
> [![][4]][]
>
> These days phones have largely replaced our wristwatches, alarm clocks,
> egg timers and stopwatches. However, some of those old appliances are
> beautifully designed, very functional and simplistic; we wanted to bring
> back that obvious simplicity to our clock app.
>
> Weather
> -------
>
> [![][5]][]
>
> A weather app is a utility we use every day to decide how to get to work
> or what to wear. It’s essential that this app tells us how hot or cold
> it’s going to be or how much rain or wind we should expect!
>
> Calculator
> ----------
>
> [![][6]][]
>
> The pocket calculator has been an everyday companion since the 1970s,
> and its interface with a number pad and add, subtract, multiply, and
> divide buttons has become very familiar. With a few tweaks, this simple
> interface could be updated to the 21st century, to make it accommodate
> casual everyday maths, without losing its original simplicity.
>
> Calendar
> --------
>
> [![][7]][]
>
> As with phones to the clock, the calendar app has gradually replaced its
> paper counterpart. Considering the centuries of design thought that has
> gone into paper diaries, though, there is still opportunity to enhance
> the calendar app experience. Paper diaries have been great at telling us
> what we’re up to each day, and our calendar app should do just that.
>
> Now what?
> ---------
>
> This is just the beginning. We are looking forward to iterating these
> apps with you through design and development with the goal of landing
> them on the Ubuntu Phone!
>
> P.S. Sign up to the Ubuntu Phone [mailing list][] and the [IRC
> channel][] to discuss more.
>
>
>
>   [call for core apps]: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuPhone/CoreApps/
>   [Design Vision]: http://design.ubuntu.com/apps/get-started/design-vision
>   []:
> http://design.canonical.com/wp-content/uploads/key_screen_clock-168x300.png
>     "key_screen_clock"
>   [![][]]:
> http://design.canonical.com/wp-content/uploads/key_screen_clock.png
>   [1]:
>
> http://design.canonical.com/wp-content/uploads/key_screen_weather1-168x300.png
>     "key_screen_weather"
>   [![][1]]:
> http://design.canonical.com/wp-content/uploads/key_screen_weather1.png
>   [2]:
>
> http://design.canonical.com/wp-content/uploads/key_screen_calculator-168x300.png
>     "key_screen_calculator"
>   [![][2]]:
> http://design.canonical.com/wp-content/uploads/key_screen_calculator.png
>   [3]:
>
> http://design.canonical.com/wp-content/uploads/key_screen_calendar-168x300.png
>     "key_screen_calendar"
>   [![][3]]:
> http://design.canonical.com/wp-content/uploads/key_screen_calendar.png
>   [4]:
>
> http://design.canonical.com/wp-content/uploads/keyscreens_clock-1024x433.jpg
>     "Clock"
>   [![][4]]:
> http://design.canonical.com/wp-content/uploads/keyscreens_clock.jpg
>   [5]:
>
> http://design.canonical.com/wp-content/uploads/keyscreens_weather-1024x441.jpg
>     "Weather"
>   [![][5]]:
> http://design.canonical.com/wp-content/uploads/keyscreens_weather.jpg
>   [6]:
>
> http://design.canonical.com/wp-content/uploads/keyscreens_calculator1-1024x433.jpg
>     "Calculator"
>   [![][6]]:
> http://design.canonical.com/wp-content/uploads/keyscreens_calculator1.jpg
>   [7]:
> http://design.canonical.com/wp-content/uploads/keyscreens_calendar.jpg
>     "Calendar"
>   [![][7]]:
> http://design.canonical.com/wp-content/uploads/keyscreens_calendar.jpg
>   [mailing list]: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone
>   [IRC channel]: http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=ubuntu-phone
>
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