The interwar style of geometric luxury: stepped forms, sunburst fans, strict symmetry, metallic contrast. Machine-age optimism dressed for the evening.

Example Usage

Give the awards page an Art Deco frame: stepped corners, a fan motif, gold on near-black.
Fig 7.1 Art Deco

Deco is ornament that loves the machine instead of hiding it: the ziggurat, the ray, the chevron, all drawable with a compass and a straightedge. In interfaces it survives as a party register: posters, title cards, anything that wants glamour with discipline. Use it whole or not at all; one sunburst on a minimal layout reads as a sticker, not a style.