Art Deco

1. Draw one thin tall triangle or rectangle as a single ray, anchored at the center point.
2. Select it and use Rotate copies: duplicate and rotate by a fixed angle (e.g. 15 degrees) around the shared center until the rays complete a fan or full circle.
3. Alternate ray widths or colors (gold and onyx) for the classic high-contrast burst.
4. Mask the rays to a circle or a stepped arch to frame the motif.

A conic or angular gradient can fake a sunburst quickly, but discrete rotated rays give the crisp, faceted edges Deco actually wants.

1. Build the frame with Auto Layout so the border scales with the content.
2. Construct stepped corners from stacked rectangles of decreasing size, or a chevron rule from a repeated triangle component.
3. Stroke in gold or brass on an onyx ground; keep the stroke weight consistent.
4. Add a thin inner hairline rule offset from the main border for the layered, engraved look.

Make the chevron or step a Component and use Instances along the border so the rhythm stays perfectly even.

1. Create Color Variables: an onyx ground, an ivory air, a deco gold, and one or two jewel tones held in reserve.
2. For gold elements, apply a linear gradient running from a darker brass through bright gold to a pale highlight, angled consistently across the page, to read as polished metal.
3. Reserve the gold gradient for accents (rules, icons, type highlights), not large fills.
4. Keep jewel tones as deep flat blocks behind the metal so the gold pops.

Angle every metallic gradient the same way (e.g. top-left light source) so the whole page looks lit from one direction.

1. Add a free Deco display face (Poiret One or Limelight) as a Text Style for display only.
2. Set it in all caps and add wide letter-spacing, roughly 0.1 to 0.2em.
3. Scale it tall and narrow; condense the type or stack it vertically for skyscraper verticality.
4. Pair it with a quiet geometric sans (e.g. Josefin Sans) for body and UI text.

Center the lettering on the page's vertical axis and rule a thin gold line above and below; Deco type rarely stands alone without a frame.