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2024

Skyur. Progress to the future

Elena Buzila
Bohdan Kononets
Partnership
2+ years
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Editorial Design
iOS App Design
UX Design
UI Design
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Visual Identity System
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Skyur is a news and content reading app.

We designed it as a news and content reading app, reorganising feeds, categories, highlights, and bookmarks under one brand and product system. The goal was a clearer reading structure for daily content consumption – and the redesign gave the product a coherent visual identity to match.

Skyur App Structure Overview

Skyur is a news and content reading app combining a category feed, reading customization, and a membership upsell in one structure. The redesign aligns navigation, personalization, and subscription entry points under a single design system.

Skyur news reading app screens showing category feed, reading settings, and membership upsell screen

Article Feed and Save Actions

The home feed lists articles by category for daily readers, with save, share, and report actions on each item. A toast confirms when a story is bookmarked, and a context menu offers share, mute, or report options.

Skyur home feed with article thumbnails, save confirmation toast, and share context menu

List View and Story Swipe Modes

Each category offers two ways to browse: a vertical list sorted by Popular, Week, Month, or Year, and a horizontal story-style swipe through the same articles. Readers choose between an in-depth list and a quick overview.

Skyur vertical list view of a news category with Popular, Week, Month, and Year sort filters
Skyur horizontal story-style swipe view for quick browsing through the same news category

Skyur's Category and Tag System

Skyur organizes articles into a multi-category grid rather than one flat feed, with tag pages that group related stories across categories. Filters help readers narrow a broad content library to one specific interest.

Skyur category grid with multiple topics and a single category feed with sort filters
Skyur tag page showing articles grouped by topic with sort and filter options
Skyur category and tag navigation callout emphasizing structured content discovery

Bookmarks for Saved and Recent Reads

Bookmarks split into two tabs so readers can return to saved stories or recently opened ones without re-searching the feed. An empty state guides new users to tap the bookmark icon before any items are saved.

Skyur bookmarks screen with saved articles, recently viewed tab, and empty state message

Membership Preview and Subscription Plans

A soft paywall shows a preview of exclusive stories before asking readers to subscribe, balancing interest against giveaway. Plan options and pricing are shown upfront, so signup can happen in one step instead of a multi-screen flow.

Skyur members feed and full article view with reaction, text size, and share controls
Skyur exclusive article preview with membership unlock prompt and Get Started button
Skyur membership plan selection screen with feature checklist and subscribe button
Skyur welcome confirmation screen shown after a reader completes membership signup
Skyur callout card introducing member-only content one screen away from the reader

Font and Theme Controls

Skyur lets readers adjust long-form articles to their own reading comfort instead of one fixed style. Controls cover font size, a sans or serif typeface, brightness, and light, sepia, or dark color themes.

Skyur article view with reading settings panel showing theme dots, brightness slider, and font controls
Skyur article shown in light, sepia, and dark reading themes with font size and typeface options

If your content app has grown features faster than structure – feeds, saves, and categories fighting each other – reorganising that is a well-bounded project.

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