--- title: November’s reading list description: 'Here are the best links shared by the design team during the month of November: BARBICAN | Urban Poetry The Future of Web Education A new algorithm for finding a visual center of a polygon This Map of the World Just Won Japan’s Prestigious Design Award Ten things I wish I knew as a UX […]' url: https://canonical-com-2950.demos.haus/blog/novembers-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 December 2016 # November’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 November: 1. [BARBICAN | Urban Poetry](https://vimeo.com/121609954) 2. [The Future of Web Education](https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1437234252/the-new-digital-school-an-alternative-to-design-ed) 3. [A new algorithm for finding a visual center of a polygon](https://www.mapbox.com/blog/polygon-center/) 4. [This Map of the World Just Won Japan’s Prestigious Design Award](http://www.spoon-tamago.com/2016/10/28/hajime-narukawa-authagraph/) 5. [Ten things I wish I knew as a UX Research team of one](https://medium.theuxblog.com/ten-things-i-wish-i-knew-as-a-ux-research-team-of-one-8614b742759a#.ctsidkvlz) 6. [Designing a Usable Dashboard](https://rahulgulati.com/designing-a-usable-dashboard-896f50636841#.85rq3998i) 7. [DesignOps at Airbnb: How we manage effective design at scale](http://airbnb.design/designops-airbnb/) 8. [The Coming Revolution in Email Design](http://alistapart.com/article/the-coming-revolution-in-email-design) Thank you to [Jamie](http://design.canonical.com/author/jamiedawsonyoung), [Karl](http://design.canonical.com/author/deadlight), [Matthew](http://design.canonical.com/author/mpt) 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