--- title: December’s reading list description: 'Happy 2016! Here are the best links shared by the design team in December: Stance Star Wars socks 24 Ways Sketch Blog: Leaving the Mac App Store 12 Devs Web Development Calendars for 2015 These photos are why I’m trapped in Tokyo forever now Inside Abbey Road Improve the Apple remote with a purple rubber […]' url: https://canonical.com/blog/decembers-reading-list --- 1. [Blog](https://canonical.com/blog) 2. Article --- [Inayaili de León Persson](https://canonical.com/blog/author/inayaili-de-leon-persson "More about Inayaili de León Persson") 4 January 2016 # December’s reading list [Design](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/design) --- Share the article Happy 2016! Here are the best links shared by the design team in December: 1. [Stance Star Wars socks](https://www.stance.com/starwars) 2. [24 Ways](https://24ways.org/) 3. [Sketch Blog: Leaving the Mac App Store](http://blog.sketchapp.com/post/134322691555/leaving-the-mac-app-store) 4. [12 Devs](http://12devs.co.uk/) 5. [Web Development Calendars for 2015](http://adrianroselli.com/2015/12/web-development-advent-calendars-for-2015.html) 6. [These photos are why I’m trapped in Tokyo forever now](https://medium.com/@damjancvetkovdimitrov/these-photos-are-why-i-m-trapped-in-tokyo-forever-now-1a0ea980bcc5#.qxxx736wn) 7. [Inside Abbey Road](https://insideabbeyroad.withgoogle.com/en/welcome) 8. [Improve the Apple remote with a purple rubber band](http://boingboing.net/2015/12/09/improve-the-apple-remote-with.html) 9. [Frank Underwood 2016](http://www.fu2016.com/) 10. [Spotify Star Wars](http://spotify-starwars.com/) Thank you to [Joe](http://design.canonical.com/author/faooful), [Karl](http://design.canonical.com/author/deadlight), [Luca](http://design.canonical.com/author/lucapaulina), [Olga](http://design.canonical.com/author/olga-kemmet), [Richard](http://design.canonical.com/author/ricgard), [Robin](http://design.canonical.com/author/nottrobin) 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. In submitting this form, I confirm that I have read and agree to [Canonical's Privacy Notice](https://canonical.com/legal/data-privacy/contact) and [Privacy Policy](https://canonical.com/legal/data-privacy). Sign up ## Share on --- ## Related posts [### What designers should know about semiotics](https://canonical.com/blog/what-designers-should-know-about-semiotics) What happens when you look at an apple? When you see it, you perceive the apple and assign meaning to it based on your language, experience, and personal preferences – such as... [Sophie Carroll](https://canonical.com/blog/author/sophiecarroll) 15 October 2026 [### Challenges designers face in open source (and how to fix them)](https://canonical.com/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/blog/author/kola-ojoodide) 26 June 2026 [### Template: Streamlining open source design contributions](https://canonical.com/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/blog/author/ninarojc) 16 June 2026 [### Decoding design: How design and engineering thrive together in open source](https://canonical.com/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/blog/author/mdivo) 22 May 2026