Cosmic Newsprint Theme

A VS Code theme pack with cosmic dark palettes and warm newsprint light palettes.

Includes 5 themes:

• 3 dark variants
• 2 light variants

Included Themes

• Cosmic Newsprint
• Cosmic Newsprint - Gilded
• Cosmic Newsprint - Void
• Cosmic Newsprint Light
• Cosmic Newsprint Light - Gilded

Design Direction

• Desaturated, print-like color treatment
• Warm neutrals for long coding sessions
• Muted purples, teal-greens, and burnished gold accents
• Balanced contrast for both dark and light workflows

Installation

1. Open Extensions in VS Code.
2. Search for Cosmic Newsprint Theme.
3. Install the extension.
4. Open Command Palette and run Preferences: Color Theme.
5. Select one of the Cosmic Newsprint variants.

Language Support

The themes are tuned for common grammars including JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Rust, Go, HTML/CSS, JSON/YAML, Markdown, and Shell.

Recommended Editor Settings

{
  "editor.fontFamily": "'JetBrains Mono', 'Fira Code', monospace",
  "editor.fontLigatures": true,
  "editor.fontSize": 14,
  "editor.lineHeight": 1.6,
  "editor.bracketPairColorization.enabled": true,
  "editor.guides.bracketPairs": "active",
  "editor.cursorBlinking": "phase",
  "editor.smoothScrolling": true,
  "workbench.colorTheme": "Cosmic Newsprint"
}

License

MIT