Art Deco · Calendar · 4 × 2 widget

Art Deco calendar widget

By the WidgetCraft team · Updated November 13, 2026

An Art Deco calendar widget shows today's date beside your next event. Ivory, black and gold with fine symmetrical line work. This page gives the exact colors, type settings and layers, with a preview drawn from the same values.

Art Deco calendar widget design preview: Ivory, black and gold with fine symmetrical line work. — Design preview drawn from the recipe below. Example values are shown; your widget uses live data.

What an Art Deco calendar widget shows

A calendar widget answers two questions: what day is it, and what is next. The date sits in a bold block on the left and the next event takes the right side.

The date works with no permission. Showing events needs Android's calendar permission and a calendar connection, which is a Pro feature in WidgetCraft. Without it you can still build the date block on its own for free.

How the Art Deco style shapes it

Art Deco widgets take the look of 1920s posters and hotel signage: thin gold lines, strict symmetry, tall elegant capitals and ivory or black grounds.

Numbers: Center the number and frame it with a thin gold line above and below.
Lists: Center each row and separate rows with a short gold rule.

Art Deco calendar widget recipe

Layer	Settings
Canvas	360 × 180, background #F6F0E1, corner radius 4, outline 2 pt #1C1A16
Shape	date block 104 × 124, radius 4, fill #B8892E
Date	weekday (size 13) and day number (size 58) centered on the block, color #000000
Text	label "Next", size 11, color #7A6F58
List or Text	next event title, Poiret One, size 19, color #1C1A16; time at size 14 in #7A6F58
Shape	divider 1.5 pt in #7A6F58 at 40% opacity
Ornament	a second 1-point gold outline inset 9 points, with two short diagonal gold lines across opposite corners
Font	Poiret One (import the font file), or the built-in Sans
Home screen size	4 × 2 cells

Art Deco color palette

Ivory #F6F0E1Background
Champagne #EADFC6Surface and tracks
Onyx #1C1A16Text
Bronze grey #7A6F58Labels
Gold #B8892EAccent

How to make an Art Deco calendar widget in WidgetCraft

Create a widget and open Canvas. Set the size to 360 × 180, the background to #F6F0E1 and the corner radius to 4. Add a 2-point outline.
Add a Shape on the left, 104 × 124 with radius 4, filled with #B8892E.
Add two Date layers over it: the short weekday at size 13 and the day number at size 58, both in #000000.
Add a Text label "Next" at size 11 in #7A6F58.
Add a List layer, open Data and choose your calendar. Set the title to size 19 in #1C1A16 and the time to size 14 in #7A6F58.
Add the Art Deco ornament with Shape layers and move them below the other layers in Layers: a second 1-point gold outline inset 9 points, with two short diagonal gold lines across opposite corners.
Tap Save, then Add to home screen and resize the widget on your launcher if needed.

The layout and styling are free. The live data connection for this widget needs WidgetCraft Pro, a one-time purchase.

Tips for Art Deco calendar widgets

Center the layout and mirror the left and right sides.
Use gold only for lines, never for large fills.
Event titles vary in length, so give the title a single line and let it truncate.
Show one or two events at most in a 4 × 2 widget.
If no events appear, check that the calendar you chose is the one your events are saved in.
Do not left-align; Deco depends on symmetry.
Do not use heavy bold type.

Ready-made Art Deco templates

WidgetCraft includes a Art Deco template pack you can import and edit instead of starting from a blank canvas.

Personal crest19 editable layers

The world salon36 editable layers

Year in gold21 editable layers

Questions about the Art Deco calendar widget

What size is an Art Deco calendar widget?

It is designed for 4 × 2 home screen cells on a 360 × 180 canvas. You can resize it on the launcher and the design scales in proportion.

Which colors does it use?

Ivory (#F6F0E1) for the background, Onyx (#1C1A16) for the main text, Bronze grey (#7A6F58) for labels and Gold (#B8892E) as the accent.

Is it free to make?

The Art Deco design is free to build. Showing live events needs the one-time Pro upgrade.

What else is this style called?

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