CSS Zen Garden Design: The Beauty of CSS Zen Design
THE ROAD TO ENLIGHTENMENT
Littering a dark and dreary road lay the past relics of browser-specific tags, incompatible DOMs, broken CSS support, and abandoned browsers.
We must clear the mind of the past. Web enlightenment has been achieved thanks to the tireless efforts of folk like the W3C, WASP, and the major browser creators.
The CSS Zen Garden invites you to relax and meditate on the important lessons of the masters. Begin to see with clarity. Learn to use the time-honored techniques in new and invigorating fashion. Become one with the web.
SO WHAT IS THIS ABOUT?
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Reiciendis ipsam eos, nam perspiciatis natus commodi similique totam consectetur praesentium molestiae atque exercitationem ut consequuntur, sed eveniet, magni nostrum sint fuga.
PARTICIPATION
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Sapiente esse necessitatibus neque.
BENEFITS
Why participate? For recognition, inspiration, and a resource we can all refer to showing people how amazing CSS really can be. This site serves as equal parts inspiration for those working on the web today, learning tool for those who will be tomorrow, and gallery of future techniques we can all look forward to.
Portfolio Heading
Floral Touch
by Jadas Jimmy
Project Two
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nam viverra euismod odio, gravida pellentesque urna varius vitae.
Project Three
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Quos quisquam, error quod sed cumque, odio distinctio velit nostrum temporibus necessitatibus et facere atque iure perspiciatis mollitia recusandae vero vel quam!
Project Four
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nam viverra euismod odio, gravida pellentesque urna varius vitae.
Project Five
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nam viverra euismod odio, gravida pellentesque urna varius vitae.
Project Six
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Itaque earum nostrum suscipit ducimus nihil provident, perferendis rem illo, voluptate atque, sit eius in voluptates, nemo repellat fugiat excepturi! Nemo, esse.
REQUIREMENTS
Where possible, we would like to see mostly CSS 1 & 2 usage. CSS 3 & 4 should be limited to widely-supported elements only, or strong fallbacks should be provided. The CSS Zen Garden is about functional, practical CSS and not the latest bleeding-edge tricks viewable by 2% of the browsing public. The only real requirement we have is that your CSS validates.
Luckily, designing this way shows how well various browsers have implemented CSS by now. When sticking to the guidelines you should see fairly consistent results across most modern browsers. Due to the sheer number of user agents on the web these days — especially when you factor in mobile — pixel-perfect layouts may not be possible across every platform. That’s okay, but do test in as many as you can. Your design should work in at least IE9+ and the latest Chrome, Firefox, iOS and Android browsers (run by over 90% of the population).
We ask that you submit original artwork. Please respect copyright laws. Please keep objectionable material to a minimum, and try to incorporate unique and interesting visual themes to your work. We’re well past the point of needing another garden-related design.
This is a learning exercise as well as a demonstration. You retain full copyright on your graphics (with limited exceptions, see submission guidelines), but we ask you release your CSS under a Creative Commons license identical to the one on this site so that others may learn from your work.
ABOUT
Zen
By Dave Shea. Bandwidth graciously donated by mediatemple. Now available: Zen Garden, the book.
The Modern Business template by Start Bootstrap includes:
- Bootstrap v4
- jQuery
- Font Awesome
- Working contact form with validation
- Unstyled page elements for easy customization
