# Art Deco

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Resource base: https://mejohnc.org (or the preview host used to obtain this file).

A decorative vocabulary of stepped geometry, symmetry, and stylized luxury. Its screen adaptation works best as a frame around content rather than an all-over effect.

## Visual family
Modernism & structure · 1920s–1930s. Editorial family: shared visual vocabulary, not a claim of common origin.

## Visual cues
- Stepped forms
- Symmetry
- Geometric ornament

## Build it
1. Build a symmetrical title composition.
2. Use metallic color as a flat accent.
3. Pair a decorative heading with restrained body text.

## Example
A cinema program with stepped borders and a clear screening schedule.

## Typography
Use short geometric display lettering, with controlled symmetry. A neutral body face prevents the page becoming a poster at every scale.

## Practical consequences
- Starting projects: Store, Publication. These are suggestions, not restrictions.
- Reading/layout: spacious; bold visual emphasis.
- Asset work: A repeatable geometric frame is more useful than many stock ornaments.
- Complexity: medium. Allow time for a coherent decorative or image layer and responsive checks.

## Limits
Gold-on-gold text, excessive hairlines, or substituting generic luxury styling for the geometric structure.

## Reading the collected reference board
Look for stepped borders, symmetrical framing, and geometric lettering. The metallic-looking accents reinforce the structure rather than defining it by themselves.

## Context
Early twentieth century. The recipe is a modern web adaptation.
[V&A: Art Deco](https://www.vam.ac.uk/collections/art-deco)

## Implementation files
- [page](/territories/art-deco/)
- [guide](/territories/art-deco/guide.md)
- [brief](/territories/art-deco/brief.md)
- [tokens](/territories/art-deco/tokens.json)
- [checks](/territories/art-deco/checklist.md)
- [example](/territories/art-deco/example/)
- [versionedGuide](/territories/v1/art-deco/guide.md)
- [versionedTokens](/territories/v1/art-deco/tokens.json)