Brutalist quote widget

What a brutalist quote widget shows

A quote widget is pure typography, so the style shows more clearly here than anywhere else. Line length, line spacing and the size of the quotation mark do the design work.

It is plain text you type yourself: free, offline and with no permission. Change the words whenever you like.

How the brutalist style shapes it

Brutalist widgets look deliberately raw: oversized condensed type, square corners, thick black outlines and one loud color. Nothing is rounded or shaded, which makes them very readable at a glance.

• Text: Set every label in capitals with wide spacing, like a stencil or a shipping label.

Brutalist quote widget recipe

Brutalist color palette

• Concrete white #FBFAF4Background
• Raw paper #EFEDE3Surface and tracks
• Black #111111Text
• Soot #55534CLabels
• Hazard orange #FF6B2CAccent

How to make a brutalist quote widget in WidgetCraft

1. Create a widget and open Canvas. Set the size to 360 × 180, the background to #FBFAF4 and the corner radius to 0. Add a 4-point outline.
2. Add a Text layer and type your quote. Set the font to Bebas Neue, the size to 22 and the color to #111111.
3. Press return where you want the line to break, and set the alignment to left.
4. Add a Shape, 4 points wide and as tall as the quote, in #FF6B2C, and place it to the left of the text as a rule.
5. Add the author on its own Text layer at size 12 in #55534C.
6. Add the brutalist ornament with Shape layers and move them below the other layers in Layers: a strip of black diagonal hazard stripes, 10 points tall, along the bottom edge.
7. 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 brutalist quote widgets

• Keep corner radius at 0 and outlines at 3 to 4 points.
• Use one loud accent against black and off-white.
• Keep quotes under about 12 words so the text can stay large.
• Break lines by meaning, not wherever the text happens to wrap.
• Always credit the author on a separate, smaller line.
• Do not add shadows, gradients or transparency.
• Do not use light font weights.

Ready-made Brutalist templates

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

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Questions about the brutalist quote widget

What size is a brutalist quote 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?

Concrete white (#FBFAF4) for the background, Black (#111111) for the main text, Soot (#55534C) for labels and Hazard orange (#FF6B2C) as the accent.

Is it free to make?

Yes. Quote widgets use free features in WidgetCraft, and the brutalist styling is free too.

What else is this style called?

People also search for brutalism quote widget, bold quote widget, raw quote widget. They describe the same look as this brutalist quote widget.

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