Neo-brutalist sticky note widget

What a neo-brutalist sticky note widget shows

A sticky note widget holds a few words you need to see: a shopping list, a reminder, a phone number. It works best short, with a bold title and three or four lines.

Type the note straight into a Text layer, or keep notes in WidgetCraft's Tasks, notes & habits section and show them with the Saved notes list. Both are free, stay on the phone and need no permission.

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.

• Text: Use a bold grotesque sans in black; no grey text at all.

Neo-brutalist sticky note widget recipe

Neo-brutalist color palette

• Lemon #FFD43BBackground
• Butter #FFF3BFSurface and tracks
• Black #000000Text
• Charcoal #4A4A4ALabels
• Coral #FF6B6BAccent

How to make a neo-brutalist sticky note widget in WidgetCraft

1. Create a widget and open Canvas. Set the size to 200 × 200, the background to #FFD43B and the corner radius to 10. Add a 3-point outline.
2. Add a Shape 52 × 16 at the top center in #FF6B6B at 75% opacity, like a strip of tape, and rotate it 2°.
3. Add a Text layer for the title at size 20 in #000000 using Space Grotesk.
4. Add a second Text layer for the note, one item per line, at size 15 with line spacing 1.7. To show notes you keep in the app instead, add Saved notes.
5. Add thin Shape rules under each line in #4A4A4A at 30% opacity for a ruled-paper look.
6. 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.
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 neo-brutalist sticky note widgets

• Add a solid black shadow offset 6 points right and down, radius 0.
• Outline everything at 3 points.
• Four short lines is the most a 2 × 2 note can hold at a readable size.
• Use line breaks rather than long sentences so the note scans at a glance.
• For a list you tick off, use a to-do widget instead.
• Do not use soft or blurred shadows.
• Do not use pastel or muted color.

Questions about the neo-brutalist sticky note widget

What size is a neo-brutalist sticky note widget?

It is designed for 2 × 2 home screen cells on a 200 × 200 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?

Yes. Sticky note widgets use free features in WidgetCraft, and the neo-brutalist styling is free too.

What else is this style called?

People also search for neobrutalism sticky note widget, neo brutalism sticky note widget, bold outline sticky note widget. They describe the same look as this neo-brutalist sticky note widget.

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