Modern Broadsheet

News App Design Template

Dispatch is a news app design with a Modern Broadsheet look, built for founders and designers shipping an editorial reading product.

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News app top stories screen with a breaking lead story and red masthead

News app sections screen with World, Business and Tech tabs over a story list

News app for you feed screen with topic chips and a personalized lead story

Explore the screens

Preview the news mobile app design, fully editable in Sleek.

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SavedScreen 5

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About the News App

Dispatch is a news app design template that rebuilds the authority of a quality newspaper for mobile. It commits to a Modern Broadsheet look: warm off-white paper backgrounds, near-black ink text, a single classic news red reserved for the masthead, section labels, and the breaking badge, with thin hairline rules between stories instead of boxy cards. A strong editorial serif carries headlines and the masthead while a clean sans handles body copy, bylines, and UI, giving every screen a clear lead-versus-secondary hierarchy.

The template ships six connected screens that form a complete reading flow: a Top Stories home with a breaking lead, a Sections browser with swipeable tabs, a personalized For You feed with topic chips, a Search screen with trending topics and recent queries, a Saved reading list, and a full article view with a hero photo, byline, drop cap, and justified body text. Editorial reportage photography runs throughout, so the layout reads like a finished publication rather than a wireframe.

Use it in Sleek and make it yours: restyle the palette, edit any screen with AI by describing the change, and add the sections or feeds your product needs. Then export to code, copy into Figma with no plugin, or hand a prompt to an AI agent to build it for real, far faster than starting from a blank canvas.

Screens included

Sections

Swipeable tabs for World, Business, Tech, Sports, and Culture sit above a story list for the active section, each item tagged by region with a timestamp. The browse-by-topic surface.

For You

A personalized feed led by a large 'Based on your interest' story with topic chips up top and a recommended secondary article below. Tailors the news to each reader.

Search

A search field for Dispatch news above trending topics with live reader counts and a recent-queries list with a "Clear All" action. Helps readers find and rediscover coverage.

Saved

A 'Reading List' of bookmarked articles with section labels, save dates, and "Remove" and "Offline" controls on each story. Lets readers keep stories for later.

Article

A full-bleed hero photo, a serif headline, an author byline with avatar and read time, and justified body text opening with a red drop cap. The core reading experience.

Key features

Modern Broadsheet aesthetic: warm paper, ink-black text, one news red
Editorial serif headlines paired with a clean sans for body and UI
Hairline rules between stories instead of cards
Breaking lead story with a red eyebrow badge
Swipeable section tabs for World, Business, Tech, Sports, Culture
Personalized For You feed with topic chips
Search with trending topics and recent queries
Saved reading list with offline and remove controls

Who it's for

Founders validating a news or editorial app MVP

Product designers needing an editorial reading-app starting point

Indie developers building a news feed or magazine app

Media teams prototyping a mobile news experience

What you can build

Launch an MVP for a digital news or magazine product
Mock up screens for an investor or stakeholder pitch
Hand a complete, consistent news UI off to developers
Explore a redesign of an existing news app

How to use this template

1
Open the template
Browse the screens and preview the full design to see if it fits your idea.
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Use this template
Open your own fully editable copy in Sleek with one click.
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Edit with AI
Restyle the palette, change layouts, and add or remove screens just by describing what you want.
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Export and ship
Export your design or hand it to developers, and keep building toward launch.

Questions, answered. Everything to know before you start.

How do I build a news app from this template?

Click "Use this template" to open it in Sleek as your own editable project, then shape it by describing the changes you want: restyle the palette, edit any screen, and add the sections or feeds your product needs. You start from six complete screens instead of a blank canvas, so you reach a working news app design far faster.

What screens are included in this news app design template?

Six connected screens: Top Stories, Sections, For You, Search, Saved, and a full Article view. Together they cover the core flow of a real news app, from a breaking lead and browsing sections to saving stories and reading the full article.

Can I customize the news app UI design?

Yes. Use the template in Sleek and edit any screen by chatting with the AI: change the palette, adjust the serif and sans type pairing, rework layouts, and add or remove sections. There's no manual redraw; you describe the change and it's applied.

Is this template suitable for a news feed or magazine app?

Absolutely. The Top Stories lead, sectioned tabs, personalized For You feed, and article view map cleanly onto news feeds, magazines, and editorial publications. Swap the content and section names to fit your niche.

Can I export the design to code or Figma?

Yes. Sleek exports your design as code, copies straight into Figma with no plugin, or hands you a ready-made prompt that an AI agent like Claude Code or Cursor can use to build it into a real, working app.

Is this news app design template free to use?

You can open and explore the design for free, then use it in your own Sleek project to build on it. Editing and exporting follow Sleek's standard plans.

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