{ "id": "049", "url": "https://www.csszengarden.com/049", "css_url": "https://www.csszengarden.com/049/049.css", "title": "Buddha", "author": "Daniel Leroux", "description": { "summary": "A minimalist, educational web interface designed with a zen-inspired aesthetic, combining a light color palette with structured information hierarchy and symbolic imagery", "visual_style": "Clean and structured layout with a deliberate use of white space, subtle grid patterns, and considered typography that embodies simplicity and clarity", "emotional_impact": "Creates a calm, contemplative atmosphere through balanced negative space, muted colors, and philosophical visual metaphors", "compositional_elements": "Two-column layout with a narrow navigation sidebar and wider content area, using subtle dividers and yellow accent elements to create visual rhythm" }, "artistic_context": { "style_influences": "Minimalism, Eastern aesthetic philosophy, technical documentation design", "visual_metaphors": "The Buddha statue represents enlightenment and wisdom, complementing the 'zen garden' concept as a space for clarity and learning" }, "categories": [ "minimalist", "educational", "structured", "zen-inspired", "technical" ], "visual_characteristics": [ "limited-color-palette", "hierarchical-typography", "symbolic-imagery", "grid-based", "high-legibility", "negative-space" ], "design_principles": { "primary_principles": [ "hierarchy", "balance", "simplicity", "clarity" ], "visual_techniques": [ "typographic contrast", "spatial organization", "accent coloring" ] } }