--- title: Shorts visual exploration description: Hey After all the work we have done on the Rituals app designs it was time to start exploring other core apps. I thought it would be good to share with you our recent exploration of the RSS Reader App. Please note that those are only the key screens and settings are not covered yet. […] url: https://canonical.com/blog/shorts-visual-exploration?format=md --- 1. [Blog](https://canonical.com/blog) 2. Article --- [Canonical](https://canonical.com/blog/author/canonical "More about Canonical") 18 July 2013 # Shorts visual exploration [Design](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/design) --- Share the article Hey After all the work we have done on the [Rituals app designs](http://design.canonical.com/2013/04/core-utility-apps-visual-exploration/ "Core Utility Apps Visual Exploration") it was time to start exploring other core apps. I thought it would be good to share with you our recent exploration of the RSS Reader App. Please note that those are only the key screens and settings are not covered yet. But this should give you something to get started 😉 Here is the [link to the spec](https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BzWzYe656QsATEoxSjQ4WUVDRTg/edit?usp=sharing "Rss specs") with all the font sizes, spacing, and colour values for the gradient backgrounds… Let me know what you think 😉 and I will try to update you on some visuals for the music app next. This is the home screen of the RSS Reader. [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/legal/dataprivacy). Sign up ## Share on --- ## Related posts [### 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 [### Why web engineering is great](https://canonical.com/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/blog/author/johannwolf) 27 April 2026 [### Canonical’s recipe for High Performance Computing](https://canonical.com/blog/canonicals-recipe-for-high-performance-computing) In essence, High Performance Computing (HPC) is quite simple. Speed and scale. In practice, the concept is quite complex and hard to achieve. It is not dissimilar to what... [Igor Ljubuncic](https://canonical.com/blog/author/igorljubuncic) 24 January 2024 [### Web team – hack week 2023](https://canonical.com/blog/web-team-hack-week-2023) Today, around 96% of software projects utilize open source in some way. The web team here at Canonical is passionate about Open source. We lead with an open-by-default approach... [Anthony Dillon](https://canonical.com/blog/author/ya-bo-ng) 25 October 2023