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Art Deco photo widget
An Art Deco photo widget frames a favorite picture with a short caption. 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.
What an Art Deco photo widget shows
A photo widget puts a person, place or pet on the home screen without making it the wallpaper. The frame, the crop and the caption decide whether it feels designed or just pasted in.
You pick the picture with Android's photo picker, so WidgetCraft needs no storage permission, and the photo stays on your phone. It is a free element.
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.
- Photos: Frame photos with a double gold border and keep them centered.
- Text: Use tall thin capitals with wide letter spacing and center every line.
Art Deco photo widget recipe
| Layer | Settings |
|---|---|
| Canvas | 360 × 200, background #F6F0E1, corner radius 4, outline 2 pt #1C1A16 |
| Layout | caption on the left, photo on the right |
| Image | 190 × 160, corner radius 0, crop to fill, 1 pt outline |
| Text | place label, size 12, color #7A6F58 |
| Text | caption in two lines, Poiret One, size 24, color #1C1A16 |
| Shape | rule 28 × 3 in #B8892E |
| Text | date, size 12, color #7A6F58 |
| 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 photo widget in WidgetCraft
- Create a widget and open Canvas. Set the size to 360 × 200, the background to #F6F0E1 and the corner radius to 4. Add a 2-point outline.
- Tap Add and choose Image. Pick your photo, size it to 190 × 160 and set crop to fill.
- Set the image corner radius to 0 and add a thin outline. Drag the crop so the subject is centered.
- Add a Text caption at size 24 in #1C1A16 using Poiret One.
- Add a small place label above and a date below, both at size 12 in #7A6F58, with a short rule in #B8892E between them.
- 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 photo widgets
- Center the layout and mirror the left and right sides.
- Use gold only for lines, never for large fills.
- Choose a photo whose subject sits in the middle; widgets crop the edges.
- Portrait photos suit 2 × 2 or tall widgets better than wide ones.
- Very large images make widgets slow; let the app resize the photo when asked.
- 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.
Questions about the Art Deco photo widget
What size is an Art Deco photo widget?
It is designed for 4 × 2 home screen cells on a 360 × 200 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. Photo widgets use free features in WidgetCraft, and the Art Deco styling is free too.
What else is this style called?
People also search for deco photo widget, gold photo widget, 1920s style photo widget, luxury photo widget. They describe the same look as this Art Deco photo widget.
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