Jul 12th 03
A Beaming “Zunflower”
Now that Dave Shea has returned from his wedding and honeymoon, which included travels to Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Vancouver, Seattle, Chicago, Providence, Boston, and New York City (phew!), I have been keeping a close eye on the Zen Garden, hoping that his return would mean a new design.
“The beautiful, yet simple, design portrays subtle innovation at its finest.”
Well, what do you know, it did! The newest edition to the ever-expanding Garden, entitled “Zunflower,” wowed me. Literally. The first thing I said when I saw it was, “wow!” The beautiful, yet simple, design portrays subtle innovation at its finest.
The three column layout is exaggerated and enhanced by soft drop shadows that make you feel as if you’re looking at a 3D presentation, and not just a 2D Web page. The edited sunflower image behind the logo is crisp and vibrant. It makes me wonder whether or not it began as a photograph of a real sunflower. In the end, Radu Darvas has provided the Garden with another astonishing design.
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radu on Jul 14th 03
“.. It makes me wonder whether or not it began as a photograph of a real sunflower…”
yes, indeed (on my balcony):
http://homelesspixel.de/zen01/zunflower.jpg
Adam Polselli on Jul 15th 03
Wow - gorgeous photograph! I can’t believe it was just a snapshot from your balcony.
huphtur on Jul 15th 03
why doesnt the homepage always show the latest design?
Adam Polselli on Jul 15th 03
I think Dave Shea, the creator of the Zen Garden, wanted the default design to show at all times. It’s kind of the design that is synonymous with the Garden. It is the one that people identify the Garden with, because it was the first.
Dave S. on Jul 16th 03
That sounds about right: branding, or something like it. For those who are only interested in the latest designs, there’s always the XML feed