So What is This About?
There is a continuing need to show the power of CSS. The Zen Garden aims to excite, inspire, and encourage participation. To begin, view some of the existing designs in the list. Clicking on any one will load the style sheet into this very page. The HTML remains the same.
CSS allows complete and total control over the style of a hypertext document. The only way this can be illustrated is in a way that gets people excited is by demonstrating what it can truly be, once the reins are placed in the hands of those able to create beauty from structure.
Participation
Strong visual design has an important role here. You can modify the page using CSS and create something unique while maintaining the same HTML structure.
Benefits
Why participate? For recognition, inspiration, and a resource we can all use to explore the possibilities of CSS.
Requirements
Where possible, we would like to see mostly CSS. The HTML document should remain unchanged and accessible.
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 folks 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.