{ "id": "045", "url": "https://www.csszengarden.com/045", "css_url": "https://www.csszengarden.com/045/045.css", "title": "I Dream in Colour", "author": "Jeff Bilen", "description": { "summary": "A minimalist web design that blends Eastern-inspired aesthetics with clean, functional layout principles, featuring a subtle lily flower graphic as a decorative element against a predominantly white background.", "visual_style": "The design employs a serene, understated approach with careful typography placement and generous white space, creating a calm, meditative visual experience.", "emotional_impact": "The composition evokes tranquility and clarity through its balanced structure, subtle floral imagery, and restrained color palette.", "compositional_elements": "The layout uses a well-defined grid system with clear content blocks, hierarchical typography, and strategic positioning of decorative elements that frame rather than overwhelm the content." }, "artistic_context": { "style_influences": "Minimalism, Japanese design principles, traditional scroll layout", "visual_metaphors": "Garden as knowledge cultivation, blooming flower as creative growth, path as learning journey" }, "categories": [ "minimalist", "elegant", "grid-based", "monochromatic", "nature-inspired", "zen" ], "visual_characteristics": [ "botanical illustration", "negative space", "typographic hierarchy", "column layout", "delicate line work", "faded imagery" ], "design_principles": { "primary_principles": [ "balance", "whitespace", "hierarchy", "simplicity" ], "visual_techniques": [ "framing", "subtle contrast", "visual anchoring" ] } }