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, the only thing that has changed is the external CSS file. Yes, really.
CSS allows complete and total control over the style of a hypertext document. The only way this can be illustrated 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. Designers and coders alike have contributed to the beauty of the web; we can always push it further.
- 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, the only thing that has changed is the external CSS file.
- Helping busy individuals with the most beautiful flower tea ritual to feel a sense of joy and inner calm on the daily basis. Try our Rose, Chrysanthemum and Blue today tea today. 100% Zen guaranteed.
- Subscribe now and obtain immediately. Unlimited access to 450+ programs +50 programs every month. Replays & VOD catalog. Watch anywhere on all your devices. Watch programs in Full HD. Livestream in English, Russian & French. 1 week free trial.
(I explain this in vivid detail in my “Healthy Mind Before Zen Mind” article.) When I first experienced my True Self, when I awoke to my Divine Nature, to my Buddha Self in the late 1990’s (my actual first out of body experience was as a boy in the dentist’s office), I couldn’t figure out why my external life wasn’t transformed. Using the principles of yin and yang - opposing but complementary energies - Zen Tarot can guide you toward enlightenment. Focus on an issue that's troubling you and get your reading now.
Participation
Strong visual design has always been our focus. You are modifying this page, so strong CSS skills are necessary too, but the example files are commented well enough that even CSS novices can use them as starting points. Please see the CSS Resource Guide for advanced tutorials and tips on working with CSS.
You may modify the style sheet in any way you wish, but not the HTML. This may seem daunting at first if you’ve never worked this way before, but follow the listed links to learn more, and use the sample files as a guide.
Download the sample HTML and CSS to work on a copy locally. Once you have completed your masterpiece (and please, don’t submit half-finished work) upload your CSS file to a web server under your control. Send us a link to an archive of that file and all associated assets, and if we choose to use it we will download it and place it on our server.
My Zen Lamps
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.
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.
By Dave Shea. Bandwidth graciously donated by mediatemple. Now available: Zen Garden, the book.
Cotton S, M, L, XL, XXL
My Zen Home Triangle Lounger
Cotton in S, M, L. XL. XXL
Coffee or Tea Cup
Coffee or Tea Cup
Coffee or Tea Cup
Coffee or Tea
Kangaroo Paw – Organic Fur Oil by Zen.. For anywhere hair grows on your body and needs to be nourished. Fewer ingrown hairs, shiny, softer, Brazilian smooth to release you into a celebration of life. Made with Grape seed oil, jojoba, tea tree and a secret combination of essential oils. Only a few drops required to release love. $50
My Zenni
Kangaroo Paw - Organic Fur Oil by Zen.. For anywhere hair grows on your body and needs to be nourished. Fewer ingrown hairs, shiny, softer, Brazilian smooth to release you into a celebration of life. Made with Grape seed oil, jojoba, tea tree and a secret combination of essential oils. Only a few drops required to release love. 14 mls. Includes postage in Australia. See Ebay for international
My Zen Mp3
T Shirt Sizes Below
Apologies for Non Gender Specific/Unisex. These are the only sizes available. Just choose depending on your measurements. Please be careful when ordering. There is no return on T Shirts.