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Colorlib Ranks 30 Best Newspaper and News Website Designs of 2026

publication · 2026-10-02

For 2026, Colorlib has assessed and ranked 30 designs of newspapers and news websites, testing them in actual browsers. This list features prominent dailies, magazines, digital-first platforms, and independent news organizations. Among them, eight utilize Next.js, seven are built on WordPress, and twenty showcase either custom or named headline typefaces. Standout designs include The New York Times with its blackletter masthead, The Washington Post utilizing Arc XP, The Guardian's color-coded sections, and the Financial Times with its signature salmon-pink backdrop. Additional sites highlighted are BBC News, Le Monde, Die Zeit, and Bloomberg. The design principles focus on clarity, typography investment, visible systems, and user accessibility, with an FAQ addressing design, publishing systems, typefaces, and engagement strategies.

Key facts

  • Colorlib published a list of 30 best newspaper and news website designs for 2026.
  • Eight of the 30 sites run on Next.js, seven on WordPress, and twenty use a named or custom headline typeface.
  • The Washington Post uses Arc XP and Next.js, with headlines in Postoni.
  • The Guardian uses colour-coded sections and Guardian Headline typeface.
  • The Financial Times uses Financier Display and a salmon-pink background.
  • The New York Times is built with custom code and retains a print broadsheet hierarchy.
  • Bloomberg uses Next.js and a custom Haas Grotesk typeface, with market data tickers.
  • The article includes an FAQ covering publishing systems, WordPress, typefaces, and subscription prompts.

Entities

Institutions

  • Colorlib
  • The New York Times
  • The Washington Post
  • The Guardian
  • Financial Times
  • Los Angeles Times
  • BBC News
  • Le Monde
  • Neue Zürcher Zeitung
  • Le Temps
  • Die Zeit
  • The Times
  • The Atlantic
  • The New Yorker
  • TIME
  • Bloomberg
  • Wired
  • The Verge
  • Variety
  • TNW
  • Al Jazeera
  • HuffPost
  • Rest of World
  • Axios
  • The Intercept
  • ProPublica
  • Coda Story
  • The Pudding
  • The Art Newspaper
  • Monocle
  • Good Good Good
  • Arc XP
  • Brightspot
  • WordPress
  • WordPress VIP
  • Webflow
  • Next.js
  • SvelteKit

Locations

  • New York
  • United States
  • Washington
  • Zürich
  • Switzerland
  • Paris
  • France
  • Geneva
  • Los Angeles
  • California
  • London
  • United Kingdom

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