Today I went to C.S.S. Zen Garden's website, which allows graphic artists to submit presentation designs for the website to display. Other users may click on these designs to see them applied to the website without changing the structure, or text data. Not a designer myself, I explored the second option.
I took a look at Eric Stoltz's "Under the Sea." The main color palette is blues and browns, which is appealing, but I think what immediately struck me was what I can only describe as clutter at the bottom. Covering about two inches of the content with a jagged line are scattered pictures of boats. I might add that boats hardly fit in an *under* the sea theme. Also unrelated as far as I can tell was a picture of Emperor Norton. Maybe I'm missing something though? That said, I liked the few pictures of sea creatures Stoltz did include, and thought the font was a nice choice. It is an attractive design, but a hectic, distracting one. http://www.csszengarden.com/?cssfile=/213/213.css&page=0
I enjoyed the layout for John Politowski's Kyoto Forest. Each section of the text had a clear distinction, provided by a header with appealing swirly designs. The background is white and the text is black, making it easy to read, but accents in deep red, periwinkle, and green provide interest in a calming way. This was the most engaging page I saw. http://www.csszengarden.com/?cssfile=/207/207.css&page=0
Well reasoned opinions! Good job.
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