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Neo-brutalist calendar widget
A neo-brutalist calendar widget shows today's date beside your next event. Bright flat color, thick black outlines and hard offset shadows. This page gives the exact colors, type settings and layers, with a preview drawn from the same values.
What a neo-brutalist 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 neo-brutalist style shapes it
Neo-brutalism is the playful cousin of brutalism: saturated yellow, pink or mint cards with thick black outlines and a solid black shadow shifted down and right.
- Numbers: Make numbers heavy and black on the bright card.
- Lists: Use outlined square checkboxes and a coral fill for done.
Neo-brutalist calendar widget recipe
| Layer | Settings |
|---|---|
| Canvas | 360 × 180, background #FFD43B, corner radius 10, outline 3 pt #000000, shadow #000000 offset 6/6 with radius 0 |
| Shape | date block 104 × 124, radius 10, fill #FF6B6B |
| Date | weekday (size 13) and day number (size 58) centered on the block, color #000000 |
| Text | label "Next", size 11, color #4A4A4A |
| List or Text | next event title, Space Grotesk, size 19, color #000000; time at size 14 in #4A4A4A |
| Shape | divider 1.5 pt in #4A4A4A at 40% opacity |
| Ornament | a coral square in the top right and a blue circle in the bottom right, each with a 3-point black outline |
| Font | Space Grotesk (import the font file), or the built-in Sans |
| Home screen size | 4 × 2 cells |
Neo-brutalist color palette
- Lemon
#FFD43BBackground - Butter
#FFF3BFSurface and tracks - Black
#000000Text - Charcoal
#4A4A4ALabels - Coral
#FF6B6BAccent
How to make a neo-brutalist calendar widget in WidgetCraft
- Create a widget and open Canvas. Set the size to 360 × 180, the background to #FFD43B and the corner radius to 10. Add a 3-point outline.
- Add a Shape on the left, 104 × 124 with radius 10, filled with #FF6B6B.
- 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 #4A4A4A.
- Add a List layer, open Data and choose your calendar. Set the title to size 19 in #000000 and the time to size 14 in #4A4A4A.
- Add the neo-brutalist ornament with Shape layers and move them below the other layers in Layers: a coral square in the top right and a blue circle in the bottom right, each with a 3-point black outline.
- 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 neo-brutalist calendar widgets
- Add a solid black shadow offset 6 points right and down, radius 0.
- Outline everything at 3 points.
- 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 use soft or blurred shadows.
- Do not use pastel or muted color.
Questions about the neo-brutalist calendar widget
What size is a neo-brutalist 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?
Lemon (#FFD43B) for the background, Black (#000000) for the main text, Charcoal (#4A4A4A) for labels and Coral (#FF6B6B) as the accent.
Is it free to make?
The neo-brutalist design is free to build. Showing live events needs the one-time Pro upgrade.
What else is this style called?
People also search for neobrutalism calendar widget, neo brutalism calendar widget, bold outline calendar widget. They describe the same look as this neo-brutalist calendar widget.
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