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The Guardian UX Teardown: Color-Coded Stories and a $12 Ask at Both Ends of the Visit

A UX teardown of The Guardian's signed-out reading flow: kicker colors that follow the type of story, a $12 reader-support ask above every page we opened, and a header where the only visible 'Search' is a jobs link.

TYPENORMLabs · 6 min · October 1, 2026

The Guardian UX Teardown: Color-Coded Stories and a $12 Ask at Both Ends of the Visit