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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.

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

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

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
SearchScreen 4
SavedScreen 5
ArticleScreen 6

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.

What's inside

Screens included

01

Top Stories

A breaking lead story with a large reportage photo, a red "Breaking" eyebrow, and a bold serif headline, followed by secondary headlines with small thumbnails and timestamps under the red Dispatch masthead.

02

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.

03

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.

04

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.

05

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.

06

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.

Design & features

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

Audience

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

Use cases

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. 1

    Open the template

    Browse the screens and preview the full design to see if it fits your idea.

  2. 2

    Use this template

    Open your own fully editable copy in Sleek with one click.

  3. 3

    Edit with AI

    Restyle the palette, change layouts, and add or remove screens just by describing what you want.

  4. 4

    Export and ship

    Export your design or hand it to developers, and keep building toward launch.

Frequently asked questions

Start designing your news app

Use it in Sleek and make it yours: restyle the palette, edit any screen with AI, and export to code or Figma.

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