src/data/designs/022/metadata.json

{
  "id": "022",
  "url": "https://www.csszengarden.com/022",
  "css_url": "https://www.csszengarden.com/022/022.css",
  "title": "viridity",
  "author": "Laura MacArthur",
  "description": {
    "summary": "A decorative web design showcasing a teal-based color scheme with intricate border patterns and a structured content layout that mimics traditional Japanese aesthetics in digital form.",
    "visual_style": "The design employs a zen-inspired aesthetic with ornate patterned borders framing a central content area that features alternating light teal content blocks against a darker teal background.",
    "emotional_impact": "The monochromatic teal palette creates a calming, meditative atmosphere with subtle decorative elements that evoke tranquility and focus.",
    "compositional_elements": "A three-column layout with ornate borders enclosing the page, featuring a narrow navigation panel on the left, a wide central content area divided by light horizontal panels, and decorative botanical motifs subtly integrated into the background."
  },
  "artistic_context": {
    "style_influences": "Traditional Japanese decorative arts, Art Nouveau border patterns, early 2000s web design aesthetics",
    "visual_metaphors": "Flowing water, botanical growth, meditative spaces"
  },
  "categories": [
    "monochromatic",
    "ornamental",
    "structured",
    "eastern-inspired",
    "vintage-web",
    "decorative"
  ],
  "visual_characteristics": [
    "repeating-borders",
    "teal-gradient",
    "botanical-motifs",
    "layered-panels",
    "vertical-navigation",
    "textured-background"
  ],
  "design_principles": {
    "primary_principles": [
      "rhythm",
      "hierarchy",
      "contrast",
      "unity"
    ],
    "visual_techniques": [
      "pattern repetition",
      "color harmony",
      "framing"
    ]
  }
}