src/data/designs/052/metadata.json

{
  "id": "052",
  "url": "https://www.csszengarden.com/052",
  "css_url": "https://www.csszengarden.com/052/052.css",
  "title": "Postage Paid",
  "author": "Mike Stenhouse",
  "description": {
    "summary": "A tactile, textured web design layout mimicking a physical bulletin board with paper notes and elements pinned onto a kraft paper background, creating an analog feel in digital space.",
    "visual_style": "The design employs a collage-like aesthetic with distinct rectangular elements arranged on a textured background, combining nostalgic physical media references with digital functionality.",
    "emotional_impact": "The warm kraft paper tones and handwritten-style elements evoke a sense of craftsmanship and accessibility, balancing structure with an approachable, artisanal quality.",
    "compositional_elements": "The composition features a collection of distinct rectangular content blocks arranged in an asymmetrical but balanced layout, with contrasting color blocks creating visual interest and hierarchy."
  },
  "artistic_context": {
    "style_influences": "Material design, skeuomorphism, mid-century modern, DIY bulletin board aesthetics",
    "visual_metaphors": "Bulletin board, mixed media collage, pinned notes, vintage postcard"
  },
  "categories": [
    "skeuomorphic",
    "textural",
    "modular",
    "vintage-inspired",
    "collage",
    "hand-crafted"
  ],
  "visual_characteristics": [
    "kraft-paper background",
    "modular content blocks",
    "contrasting color panels",
    "barcode graphic elements",
    "red stamp accents",
    "layered composition"
  ],
  "design_principles": {
    "primary_principles": [
      "contrast",
      "hierarchy",
      "texture",
      "modularity"
    ],
    "visual_techniques": [
      "color blocking",
      "textural juxtaposition",
      "visual metaphor"
    ]
  }
}