Newspaper year progress widget

What a newspaper year progress widget shows

A year-progress widget is a gentle nudge: one bar that fills from 1 January to 31 December. The same layout works for the day, the week or a personal goal.

It is calculated from the date, so it is free, offline and needs no permission. WidgetCraft includes a free Day progress component, and a formula can stretch it to the year.

How the newspaper style shapes it

Newspaper widgets copy a front page: a bold serif headline, a dateline in small capitals, double rules and tight columns in black on newsprint.

• Bars and rings: Use double rules above and below; keep bars thin and black.
• Numbers: Set the number like a headline figure with a caption beneath.

Newspaper year progress widget recipe

Newspaper color palette

• Newsprint #F1EEE6Background
• Fold grey #E4DFD3Surface and tracks
• Ink black #111111Text
• Halftone #666159Labels
• Ink black #111111Accent

How to make a newspaper year progress widget in WidgetCraft

1. Create a widget and open Canvas. Set the size to 360 × 180, the background to #F1EEE6 and the corner radius to 0.
2. Tap Add and choose Progress. Make it 312 wide, styled as a thin 4-point bar.
3. Open Data and connect it to the day of the year with a range of 0 to 365.
4. Color the progress #111111 and keep the track faint.
5. Add a Text layer for the percentage at size 68 in #111111, and a smaller one for the day count at size 13 in #666159.
6. Add the newspaper ornament with Shape layers and move them below the other layers in Layers: a masthead rule at the top made of a 4-point bar with a 1-point line beneath it, and a 1-point rule along the bottom.
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 newspaper year progress widgets

• Add a thick rule and a thin rule together as a masthead line.
• Keep everything black on newsprint.
• Show both the percentage and the day count so the bar has context.
• Use a segmented bar if you want each step to feel like a milestone.
• For a goal of your own, connect the bar to a counter instead of the date.
• Do not use color except one dark red word.
• Do not round the corners.

Questions about the newspaper year progress widget

What size is a newspaper year progress 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?

Newsprint (#F1EEE6) for the background, Ink black (#111111) for the main text, Halftone (#666159) for labels and Ink black (#111111) as the accent.

Is it free to make?

Yes. Year progress widgets use free features in WidgetCraft, and the newspaper styling is free too.

What else is this style called?

People also search for news style year progress widget, headline year progress widget, print year progress widget. They describe the same look as this newspaper year progress widget.

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