src/data/designs/009/metadata.json

{
  "id": "009",
  "url": "https://www.csszengarden.com/009",
  "css_url": "https://www.csszengarden.com/009/009.css",
  "title": "Dead or Alive",
  "author": "Michael Pick",
  "description": {
    "summary": "A meticulously structured webpage design that combines elegant minimalism with traditional Eastern aesthetic influences, creating a harmonious balance between ornamental elements and functional typography.",
    "visual_style": "The design employs a clean, structured layout with decorative borders framing a predominantly black and white content area, creating a sense of classical formality with subtle Eastern-inspired embellishments.",
    "emotional_impact": "The visual elements evoke a sense of tranquility and contemplative focus, reinforced by the balanced composition and thoughtful spacing between content sections.",
    "compositional_elements": "A symmetrical layout with a distinct header featuring an emblematic logo, bordered by decorative patterns, and organized content sections separated by horizontal dividers and consistent typographic treatments."
  },
  "artistic_context": {
    "style_influences": "Japanese woodblock printing, Art Deco ornamentation, classical manuscript design, Eastern calligraphic traditions",
    "visual_metaphors": "Zen garden structure, path of enlightenment, architectural blueprint, sacred scroll"
  },
  "categories": [
    "minimalist",
    "traditional",
    "typographic",
    "structured",
    "ornamental",
    "monochromatic"
  ],
  "visual_characteristics": [
    "decorative borders",
    "centered typography",
    "high contrast",
    "geometric patterns",
    "horizontal dividers",
    "hierarchical spacing"
  ],
  "design_principles": {
    "primary_principles": [
      "balance",
      "hierarchy",
      "rhythm",
      "contrast"
    ],
    "visual_techniques": [
      "framing",
      "typographic scale",
      "negative space"
    ]
  }
}