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Swiss photo widget
A Swiss photo widget frames a favorite picture with a short caption. Grid-based typography in black, white and red. This page gives the exact colors, type settings and layers, with a preview drawn from the same values.
What a Swiss 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 Swiss style shapes it
Swiss style, also called International Typographic Style, relies on a strict grid, a neutral sans, left alignment and strong size contrast, usually in black, white and red.
- Photos: Use black-and-white photos aligned to the grid edge.
- Text: Use one neutral sans, left-aligned, in two sizes only.
Swiss photo widget recipe
| Layer | Settings |
|---|---|
| Canvas | 360 × 200, background #FFFFFF, corner radius 0 |
| Layout | caption on the left, photo on the right |
| Image | 190 × 160, corner radius 0, crop to fill |
| Text | place label, size 12, color #6B6B6B |
| Text | caption in two lines, Inter, size 24, color #000000 |
| Shape | rule 28 × 3 in #E30613 |
| Text | date, size 12, color #6B6B6B |
| Ornament | a solid red bar, 10 points tall, across the full width at the top |
| Font | Inter (import the font file), or the built-in Sans |
| Home screen size | 4 × 2 cells |
Swiss color palette
- White
#FFFFFFBackground - Grid grey
#F1F1F1Surface and tracks - Black
#000000Text - Grey
#6B6B6BLabels - Swiss red
#E30613Accent
How to make a Swiss photo widget in WidgetCraft
- Create a widget and open Canvas. Set the size to 360 × 200, the background to #FFFFFF and the corner radius to 0.
- Tap Add and choose Image. Pick your photo, size it to 190 × 160 and set crop to fill.
- Set the image corner radius to 0. Drag the crop so the subject is centered.
- Add a Text caption at size 24 in #000000 using Inter.
- Add a small place label above and a date below, both at size 12 in #6B6B6B, with a short rule in #E30613 between them.
- Add the Swiss ornament with Shape layers and move them below the other layers in Layers: a solid red bar, 10 points tall, across the full width at the top.
- 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 Swiss photo widgets
- Align everything to the same left margin.
- Use red for one element only.
- 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 center text.
- Do not use decorative fonts.
Questions about the Swiss photo widget
What size is a Swiss 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?
White (#FFFFFF) for the background, Black (#000000) for the main text, Grey (#6B6B6B) for labels and Swiss red (#E30613) as the accent.
Is it free to make?
Yes. Photo widgets use free features in WidgetCraft, and the Swiss styling is free too.
What else is this style called?
People also search for typographic photo widget, grid photo widget, helvetica style photo widget, international style photo widget. They describe the same look as this Swiss photo widget.
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