--- title: July’s reading list description: 'Here are the best links shared by the design team during the month of July: 9 tips to help you rock your first (or next) conference presentation Notes from the road The Superbook: Turn your smartphone into a laptop for $99 Sega vs Nintendo is back! Mini Mega Drive to rival Classic NES re-release Scientists […]' url: https://canonical-com-2950.demos.haus/blog/julys-reading-list?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 August 2016 # July’s reading list [Design](https://canonical-com-2950.demos.haus/blog/tag/design) --- Share the article Here are the best links shared by the design team during the month of July: 1. [9 tips to help you rock your first (or next) conference presentation](http://blog.invisionapp.com/tips-for-conference-presentations/) 2. [Notes from the road](https://www.flickr.com/photos/evalottchen/sets/72157648014035569/with/20959654411/) 3. [The Superbook: Turn your smartphone into a laptop for $99](https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/andromium/the-superbook-turn-your-smartphone-into-a-laptop-f) 4. [Sega vs Nintendo is back! Mini Mega Drive to rival Classic NES re-release](http://www.trustedreviews.com/news/sega-vs-nintendo-is-back-mini-mega-drive-to-rival-classic-nes-re-release#bWTmLQRZuSaY7mgT.99) 5. [Scientists find Luca, a single-cell, bacterium-like organism that is the common ancestor of all life on Earth](http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/scientists-find-luca-a-single-cell-bacterium-like-organism-that-is-the-common-ancestor-of-all-life-a7157176.html) Thank you to [Femma](http://design.canonical.com/author/femma), [Jamie](http://design.canonical.com/author/jamiedawsonyoung), [Joe](http://design.canonical.com/author/faooful), [Luca](http://design.canonical.com/author/lucapaulina) and [Robin](http://design.canonical.com/author/nottrobin) 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