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LegiStyles

NetNewsWire Styles by Antonio Carusone

LegiStyles™ are a series of custom styles for the award-winning RSS reader NetNewsWire. Much attention has been paid to the design and typography of the styles to improve legibility and readability, and to enhance the overall reading experience.

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Serif Black & White

Serif is a simple style with a clean design, a left aligned format and an optimal line measure. Set in Baskerville, and available in either Black or White, this style has a traditional feel and increases readability to create an enhanced reading experience.

Features

Serif Style

“One of the principles of durable
typography is always legibility.”
Robert Bringhurst

Haaus

Inspired by the Bauhaus design style, Haaus features the elegant Futura typeface and an asymmetrical layout that is formed using the Golden Section. The bold titles make use of Futura's simple geometric forms and the body text is set in Lucida Grande.

Features

Brockmann Style

“Good typography has
a simple structure.”
Jan Tschichold

Brockmann

Named after the master of grids and minimalism, Brockmann is set in Helvetica and designed on a strong two column grid system. A simplistic design with a great use of white space form a style that compliments the content and doesn't get in the way.

Features

Brockmann Style

“Typography needs to be audible. Typography needs
to be felt. Typography needs to be experienced.”
Helmut Schmid

A Guide to Better RSS’ing

There are many great options for reading RSS feeds. Some are web based, others are standalone applications. We all have different preferences on which system is best, but here is a quick guide on how to improve your overall RSS experience.

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Download & Install NetNewsWire for OS X

NetNewsWire is an award winning RSS and Atom reader for your Mac, and it's free. It features a three-panel interface, synchronization and integrates with iCal, iPhoto, Growl, Instapaper and Twitterrific.

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Download & Install
a LegiStyle™

Now that you have one of the best RSS and Atom readers available for your Mac, you'll need a well-designed style to go with it. Download one of the Legistyles above and you'll be one step away from feed reading bliss.

Three

Create a Google Reader Account for Syncing

A feature not found in many readers is the ability to synchronize your feeds across multiple locations. Just sign up for a Google Reader account and you'll never have to read the same content twice, no matter where you are.

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