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Alex Dunmow 9fbedf5ba1 initial: theme plugin art-deco 
Bootstrapped during the 2026-06-06 BlockNinja consolidation. Was previously
an unversioned directory inside ~/src/blockninja-themes/art-deco.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-06-06 14:11:19 +08:00

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Recommended Fonts — Art Deco

This theme ships fonts.json = [] (Wave-1 policy, see themes/docs/FONTS.md). The intended typographic identity is achieved by an admin assigning the following Google Fonts to the theme's typography slots after install.

Picker workflow

  1. Sign in as an admin and open Settings → Typography.
  2. Switch to the Google Fonts tab in the font picker.
  3. Search for the family, click Add, then assign it to the listed slot.

Display heading — Italiana

  • Source: google:Italiana
  • Slot: Heading
  • Why: The spec calls for stamped Art Deco titles in tight tracking. Italiana is the closest curated Google Fonts match to the high-contrast 1920s display cuts the brief describes.
  • Fallback already in CSS: var(--font-heading, "Italiana", "Cinzel", Georgia, serif).

Alternative

  • Source: google:Cinzel (also acceptable per spec §3) Pick this if Italiana feels too thin at small sizes.

Body — Cormorant Garamond

  • Source: google:Cormorant Garamond
  • Slot: Body
  • Why: Classical italic and book weights for long-form prose, exactly the "Cormorant for long-form prose with classical italics" pairing the spec calls out.
  • Fallback already in CSS: var(--font-body, "Cormorant Garamond", "Cormorant", Georgia, serif).

Mono — JetBrains Mono

  • Source: google:JetBrains Mono
  • Slot: Mono
  • Why: Spec wants a precise monospace for reservation IDs and room numbers. JetBrains Mono ships across all curated Google Fonts and is the cleanest utilitarian option.
  • Fallback already in CSS: var(--font-mono, "JetBrains Mono", ui-monospace, monospace).

Notes for Wave-2

  • If Italiana proves too brittle on retina at large sizes, commission a redistributable Art Deco display face and bundle it via fonts.json. The rest of the CSS is already variable-driven and will pick the new family up without further edits.
  • Body italic for the drop-cap relies on the body family having an italic variant; both Cormorant Garamond and Cormorant ship italics in the curated Google Fonts list — no extra picker action needed.