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Art Deco countdown widget

By the WidgetCraft team · Updated November 13, 2026

An Art Deco countdown widget counts the days left until a date you choose. 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 countdown 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 countdown widget shows

A countdown widget keeps one date in view: a trip, a birthday, an exam or a launch. The number of days is the hero, the event name gives it meaning and a bar shows how far along you are.

WidgetCraft's countdown layer works from the phone's clock, so it is free, needs no permission and works offline. You pick the target date in the layer's details.

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.
Bars and rings: Use thin gold arcs, fans and double outlines; keep everything symmetrical.

Art Deco countdown widget recipe

Layer	Settings
Canvas	360 × 180, background #F6F0E1, corner radius 4, outline 2 pt #1C1A16
Layout	stacked: label, number and event name, center aligned
Text	label "Days until", size 12, color #7A6F58
Countdown	days remaining, Poiret One, size 76, color #1C1A16
Text	event name, size 20, color #1C1A16
Progress	a thin 4-point bar, 200 wide, progress #B8892E
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 countdown 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.
Tap Add and choose Countdown. Pick your target date and show days only.
Set the font to Poiret One, the size to 76 and the color to #1C1A16.
Add a Text label "Days until" at size 12 in #7A6F58, and a second Text layer for the event name at size 20.
Add a Progress layer as a thin 4-point bar in #B8892E to show how much of the wait has passed.
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.

Everything in this recipe works in the free version.

Tips for Art Deco countdown widgets

Center the layout and mirror the left and right sides.
Use gold only for lines, never for large fills.
Decide whether today counts; label the number "days left" or "sleeps" so it is not ambiguous.
Short event names fit best. Two or three words is ideal.
After the date passes, change the target or the widget will sit at zero.
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 countdown widget

What size is an Art Deco countdown 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?

Yes. Countdown widgets use free features in WidgetCraft, and the Art Deco styling is free too.

What else is this style called?

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