{ "id": "043", "url": "https://www.csszengarden.com/043", "css_url": "https://www.csszengarden.com/043/043.css", "title": "Burning", "author": "Kevin & Ethel Davis", "description": { "summary": "A zen-inspired web design featuring an artistic abstract painting alongside structured textual content, creating a harmonious balance between organic artistry and technical precision.", "visual_style": "The design employs a subdued earth-tone palette with an artistic abstract painting as a focal element, juxtaposed against structured content blocks in a minimalist layout.", "emotional_impact": "The combination of organic artistic elements with ordered content creates a contemplative, serene atmosphere that evokes tranquility while maintaining functionality.", "compositional_elements": "The layout is divided into distinct vertical sections with the artistic element occupying the top-right quadrant, while text blocks in muted green panels create a strong vertical rhythm." }, "artistic_context": { "style_influences": "Japanese zen aesthetics, abstract expressionism, minimalist web design", "visual_metaphors": "Path to enlightenment, garden as structured growth, organic versus structured forms" }, "categories": [ "minimalist", "zen-inspired", "earthy", "structured", "artistic", "functional" ], "visual_characteristics": [ "abstract-painting", "earth-tone-palette", "panel-based-layout", "typographic-hierarchy", "negative-space", "vertical-rhythm" ], "design_principles": { "primary_principles": [ "contrast", "balance", "hierarchy", "unity" ], "visual_techniques": [ "textural juxtaposition", "color harmony", "grid-based organization" ] } }