The CSS Zen Garden dream, finally shipped

 (josprague.com)

27 points | by yosito 2 hours ago

7 comments

  • kreetx 2 hours ago
    The site is still live https://www.csszengarden.com, design selection here https://www.csszengarden.com/pages/alldesigns/ :).
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    • dylan604 20 minutes ago
      This was the site shown to me to prove the separation of style and content. After that it was CSS-Tricks that I found myself frequently reading for answers to the things I was stuck on getting the layout to work.
    • yosito 2 hours ago
      Yes! Thank you. I linked to the site from my post as well. This is a great resource for anyone currently learning CSS.
  • moritz 23 minutes ago
    Do they have the design system open source somewhere?
  • croisillon 27 minutes ago
    good good but are there really websites with 2 or more variously different designs for the same content, like Zen Garden did?
  • muglug 41 minutes ago
    > There’s one honest footnote.

    I'm so tired of AI writing

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    • defenestration 35 minutes ago
      It's a pity. Spending so much time to ship the CSS dream (clean, well-thought-out) and then using AI-talk to share it with the world.
    • sly010 28 minutes ago
      Came here to say the same. I closed the window on the spot. I don't even care if I miss out on something.
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      • shimman 0 minutes ago
        I don't think these people realize how much damage they are doing to their reputations.
  • nonethewiser 15 minutes ago
    I tried some of the examples. The UX for seeing the different designs is terrible.

    1. Go to site

    2. Visually scan the page for the style controls

    3. Click one

    4. Everything changes

    5. Visually scan the page for the style controls etc.

    I dont want to visually scan every time I change the stlye.

    https://csszengarden.com/216/

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  • weblemur 14 minutes ago
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  • yosito 2 hours ago
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