Posts Tagged "style"
JetReader – a free style for NetNewsWire
JetReader is a style I’ve created for NetNewsWire, arguably the best RSS Reader for OS X. This is my first attempt at creating a NNW style, so there may be a few glitches – you’ve been warned!
It’s been designed with legibility in mind, as I’ve found that black on grey is typically easier on the eyes – particularly on the new, very glossy, very bright aluminum MacBook. JetReader also uses a relatively large font size, as I often browse headlines on my secondary display, which is usually a little bit further back. Having said that, I’ve designed the style to fit a 13″ screen, even when using NewNewsWire’s 3-column widescreen layout.
Credits
The style is partially inspired by the excellent Readability bookmarklet from the good folks at Arc90.
Credit also goes out to Antonio Carusone of LegiStyles, whose excellent White Serif style served as the inspiration for JetReader’s header styling.
How to install
To install JetReader, simply download it and double-click the “JetReader.nnwstyle” file to install it into NetNewsWire:
Once installed, select the style from the bottom right corner of the NetNewsWire window to activate it:
Screenshots
(Click for full-sized preview)
If you have any comments / suggestions / bug-reports, please let me know in the comments.
Read More4 things Amazon’s Kindle 2 has learnt from the iPod
When Amazon first introduced the Kindle, many pundits were already comparing it to Apple’s introduction of the original iPod – predicting it would be a similar game changer for the book industry as Apple’s device was for the music industry. But the device’s design and marketing seemed slightly out of date for such a cutting edge device. Whilst very distinctive, it was hardly the kind of gorgeous design that gets heads turning.
Amazon’s marketing and redesign efforts for the introduction of the Kindle 2 have shown that Amazon has taken the criticism seriously and has made mimicking Apple’s success their new strategy:
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