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Chris Messina

The Guardian 5.0 — Welcome to a new look for the Guardian

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The Guardian Version 5.0 brings a brand new look for the app, coinciding with the launch of the new Guardian newspaper in the tabloid format.

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Abadesi
I'm loving the new Guardian Headline font, there's something almost retro about it, but it feels very clean and minimalist.
Chris Messina
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Hunter
Very curious to see this brand redesign — love how prominently type design factors into so many of these projects lately (i.e. Dropbox, etc).
Ryan Hoover
The design looks more like an old school newspaper. Interesting move.
Christian Prenzler
@rrhoover Seems like a backwards move to me... Doesn't seem to be mobile-first design. My new local news site has responsive design and is focused on mobile, we are now seeing 95% mobile traffic. That's how to prepare for the next 5-10 years, not by launching a tabloid... And no I'm not posting my new co. on ProductHunt yet- want to wait for our app. AdaptBN.com
Nick Clement
@clprenz whut? Behave.
Elizabeth Mayfield
In the words of Matt Turner, "yeah, the Guardian's attempt at solving their identity crisis has absolutely not worked". It's a bit bigger than cool fonts and aesthetic changes. They're trying to rebrand to have the strength and attention the new left wing media have, pretending to be like them but with more journalistic credibility, whilst still appealing to the centre and left of centre and it has turned out unsurprisingly awful. Neoliberal in a different font is still neoliberal
Andrew F. Turner

The flat/material style is increasingly irrelevant and will go the way of Bootstrap style, big heros, etc. At least in my opinion. Maybe the direction MS is going in but it is still way too bulky and disorganized. I like this approach because it brings us back to our roots as a nation, ie; strong Rosie vibes. maybe im projecting...

EDIT: this redesign is bemusingly controversial

Pros:

This is absolutely wonderful. A throwback to retro design while still staying modern. Great job!

Cons:

What Robot Devil Co. said

Maxime Loisel
Unnecessary clutter (why so many lines??). Feels agressive (red everywhere in News section?), it doesn't match my perception of the Guardian. Previous design was bolder & more balanced at the same time
Thorsten Ahlers
The Guardian on PH. Yeah. Always a great newspaper fighting for democracy and human rights- with a nice new design
Alexander Wigmore
Not a fan of the new website. Feels far too crowded with a lack of focus. Quickly scanning the home page doesn't lead your eye to anything, with texts being given very little breathing room. All font sizes are also very similar, again making it very hard to differentiate and visually scan for articles I'm interested in.
Robot Devil Co.

I'm really appalled by the lack of upvotes this redesign has.

Pros:

Feels amazing, easier to read, much higher quality.

Cons:

Not enough upvotes on here.

ɯoʇ tom
There are some serious padding issues going on here... Why is everything so close to each other? Also, not to be harsh, but the footer hurts my eyes.
Rudy Lee
I'm not a big fan of the new design, maybe because the old one is what I am used to! :/
Nick Clement
10/10
Tawanda Kanhema
Interesting design, liking the bold colors!