src/data/designs/018/metadata.json

{
  "id": "018",
  "url": "https://www.csszengarden.com/018",
  "css_url": "https://www.csszengarden.com/018/018.css",
  "title": "Wrapped in Burlap",
  "author": "John Simons",
  "description": {
    "summary": "A zen-inspired web design showcasing textured, earthy aesthetics with a structured layout that balances organic elements against a clean information architecture",
    "visual_style": "The design employs a harmonious contrast between rough, textured header backgrounds and organized content areas, creating a meditation-inspired visual narrative",
    "emotional_impact": "The earthy color palette and textural elements evoke a sense of calm contemplation and grounded wisdom, balanced with practical organization",
    "compositional_elements": "Clear hierarchical structure with textured banner headings, clean text blocks, and a two-column layout that guides the eye from left content to right navigation"
  },
  "artistic_context": {
    "style_influences": "Eastern minimalism, wabi-sabi aesthetics, traditional scroll design, natural textures",
    "visual_metaphors": "Garden path as journey, bare tree as growth potential, textured backgrounds as weathered wisdom"
  },
  "categories": [
    "textural",
    "earth-toned",
    "minimalist",
    "hierarchical",
    "organic",
    "structured"
  ],
  "visual_characteristics": [
    "textured headers",
    "muted earth palette",
    "stark tree silhouette",
    "two-column layout",
    "typographic contrast",
    "paper-like textures"
  ],
  "design_principles": {
    "primary_principles": [
      "hierarchy",
      "contrast",
      "repetition",
      "balance"
    ],
    "visual_techniques": [
      "textural layering",
      "compartmentalized layout",
      "natural motifs"
    ]
  }
}