Behind the Story: Golden Mean

Douglas Bowman of stopdesign, and designer of the CSS Zen Garden‘s fantastic new entry “Golden Mean“, explains the creation process in a new two-part series.

In the first article, he guides the reader through some of the “unique issues” that he came upon while creating the stylesheet for “Golden Mean”, including a complex background arrangement and double-element lists. The second article, which was published today, is entitled “In the Garden: A Design Process Revealed“. In it, Bowman takes you through the basic, yet very thorough, process that he used to reach the final design. I love that he included a few images that give the reader some good insight into the process, including ones of the sketches and thumbnails he drew up and his typography experimentation page.

The series is a great read, and I recommend that you read it if you find the time. Whether you’re a beginner or highly experienced, you’ll find something educational or interesting. Thanks for the fantastic walk-through, Douglas!