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Summer photo widget
A summer photo widget frames a favorite picture with a short caption. Sea blue, coral and sunshine yellow. This page gives the exact colors, type settings and layers, with a preview drawn from the same values.
What a summer 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 summer style shapes it
Summer widgets are bright and warm: turquoise sea, coral, sunshine yellow and white, with bold friendly type. Good for holiday countdowns and step goals.
- Photos: Beach and sky photos fit.
- Text: Use deep teal text.
Summer photo widget recipe
| Layer | Settings |
|---|---|
| Canvas | 360 × 200, background #E8FBFF, corner radius 26 |
| Layout | caption on the left, photo on the right |
| Image | 190 × 160, corner radius 18, crop to fill |
| Text | place label, size 12, color #5E99A6 |
| Text | caption in two lines, Quicksand, size 24, color #0B3C49 |
| Shape | rule 28 × 3 in #FF6B5E |
| Text | date, size 12, color #5E99A6 |
| Ornament | a yellow sun (circle) in the top right and a wavy lagoon-blue band along the bottom |
| Font | Quicksand (import the font file), or the built-in Sans |
| Home screen size | 4 × 2 cells |
Summer color palette
- Sea foam
#E8FBFFBackground - Lagoon
#BDEFF7Surface and tracks - Deep teal
#0B3C49Text - Tide
#5E99A6Labels - Coral
#FF6B5EAccent
How to make a summer photo widget in WidgetCraft
- Create a widget and open Canvas. Set the size to 360 × 200, the background to #E8FBFF and the corner radius to 26.
- Tap Add and choose Image. Pick your photo, size it to 190 × 160 and set crop to fill.
- Set the image corner radius to 18. Drag the crop so the subject is centered.
- Add a Text caption at size 24 in #0B3C49 using Quicksand.
- Add a small place label above and a date below, both at size 12 in #5E99A6, with a short rule in #FF6B5E between them.
- Add the summer ornament with Shape layers and move them below the other layers in Layers: a yellow sun (circle) in the top right and a wavy lagoon-blue band along the bottom.
- 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 summer photo widgets
- Use turquoise, coral and yellow together.
- Add a yellow circle as a sun.
- 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 use dark backgrounds.
- Do not use thin type.
Questions about the summer photo widget
What size is a summer 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?
Sea foam (#E8FBFF) for the background, Deep teal (#0B3C49) for the main text, Tide (#5E99A6) for labels and Coral (#FF6B5E) as the accent.
Is it free to make?
Yes. Photo widgets use free features in WidgetCraft, and the summer styling is free too.
What else is this style called?
People also search for beach photo widget, tropical photo widget, vacation photo widget, sunset photo widget. They describe the same look as this summer photo widget.
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