--- title: December’s reading list description: 'We hope everyone has had a great start to the year and fun holiday season. Here are the best links shared by the design team during the last month of 2016: Creating a Weekly Research Cadence We’ve updated the radios and checkboxes on GOV.UK A new algorithm for finding a visual center of a polygon […]' url: https://canonical-com-2950.demos.haus/blog/decembers-reading-list-2?format=md --- 1. [Blog](https://canonical-com-2950.demos.haus/blog) 2. Article --- [Inayaili de León Persson](https://canonical-com-2950.demos.haus/blog/author/inayaili-de-leon-persson "More about Inayaili de León Persson") 1 January 2017 # December’s reading list [Design](https://canonical-com-2950.demos.haus/blog/tag/design) --- Share the article We hope everyone has had a great start to the year and fun holiday season. Here are the best links shared by the design team during the last month of 2016: 1. [Creating a Weekly Research Cadence](https://24ways.org/2016/creating-a-weekly-research-cadence/) 2. [We’ve updated the radios and checkboxes on GOV.UK](https://designnotes.blog.gov.uk/2016/11/30/weve-updated-the-radios-and-checkboxes-on-gov-uk/) 3. [A new algorithm for finding a visual center of a polygon](https://www.mapbox.com/blog/polygon-center/) 4. [Mockuuups Studio – Product mockups, made easy & instantly](https://mockuuups.studio/) 5. [Retiring pieces of a design system](https://medium.com/pulsar/retiring-pieces-of-a-design-system-d5ebb080d755#.uo5iahfni) 6. [Yes, progressive enhancement is a f\*ucking moral argument](https://sonniesedge.co.uk/blog/progressive-enhancement) 7. [Space in Design Systems](https://medium.com/eightshapes-llc/space-in-design-systems-188bcbae0d62#.kkawj8dxt) 8. [BBC GEL: Design Patterns](http://www.bbc.co.uk/gel/guidelines/category/design-patterns) 9. [Interview / Mark Boardman (StreetView Project)](http://wertn.com/2016/12/interview-mark-boardman-streetview-project/) 10. [Dan Ariely: What makes us feel good about our work?](https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_ariely_what_makes_us_feel_good_about_our_work) Thank you to [Anthony](http://design.canonical.com/author/ya-bo-ng), [Grazina](http://design.canonical.com/author/boroskograzina), [Jamie](http://design.canonical.com/author/jamiedawsonyoung), [Karl](http://design.canonical.com/author/deadlight) and me for the links this month! [Get in touch Interested in running Ubuntu in your organization?](https://ubuntu.com/about/contact-us/form) ## Sign up for our newsletter Get the latest Canonical news and updates in your inbox. Work email: \*I agree to receive information about Canonical's products and services. By submitting this form, I confirm that I have read and agree to [Canonical's Privacy Policy](https://canonical-com-2950.demos.haus/legal/dataprivacy). Sign up ## Share on --- ## Related posts [### Challenges designers face in open source (and how to fix them)](https://canonical-com-2950.demos.haus/blog/challenges-designers-face-in-open-source-and-how-to-fix-them) Open source powers up to 90% of modern software, yet many projects lack usability. Canonical’s Design team surveyed 115 cross-functional professionals to uncover the 4 core... [Kola Ojoodide](https://canonical-com-2950.demos.haus/blog/author/kola-ojoodide) 26 June 2026 [### Template: Streamlining open source design contributions](https://canonical-com-2950.demos.haus/blog/template-streamlining-open-source-design-contributions) As designers working at Canonical, we’re always thinking about open source. We believe that encouraging more designers to contribute to open source benefits everyone, from the... [Nina Rojc](https://canonical-com-2950.demos.haus/blog/author/ninarojc) 16 June 2026 [### Decoding design: How design and engineering thrive together in open source](https://canonical-com-2950.demos.haus/blog/decoding-design-how-design-and-engineering-thrive-together-in-open-source) Open source thrives on engineering-driven processes. Fast feedback loops, terminal tools, Git workflows: they’re the lifeblood of how we build software in the open. But for... [Miguel Divo](https://canonical-com-2950.demos.haus/blog/author/mdivo) 22 May 2026 [### Why web engineering is great](https://canonical-com-2950.demos.haus/blog/why-web-engineering-is-great) Hi, I’m Johann! I’m an engineering manager in Canonical’s web team. For the larger part of my 15 years of work experience as engineer, I’ve been working in web development.... [Johann Wolf](https://canonical-com-2950.demos.haus/blog/author/johannwolf) 27 April 2026