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on 3 December 2013

App Design Clinic #5


Over the last few months we have been running the App Design Clinic and we want to thank you for all your submissions, contribution and feedback!
The Design Clinic happens every two weeks and the last one co-incided with vUDS, so we included more information on general app design as well as answering quesitons.

Here’s what happened:

– A summary of topics from previous App Design Clinics
– A run-down of where to find the necessary things and resources to design an app
– And finally, how you can contribute and participate in the clinic

The next one happens tomorrow, 4th of December. Please send your questions and screenshots to
design@canonical.com by 1pm UTC on a Tuesdays to be included in the following Wednesday clinic.

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