The <a title="css Zen Garden: The Beauty in CSS Design" href="http://csszengarden.com/">CSS Zen Garden</a> is a technical <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=tour%20de%20force" title="Dictionary.com/tour de force"><em>tour de force</em></a> regarding what can be done in site design using Web standards. All of the pages use the same HTML source and affect their changes solely through the selection of a different style sheet.
There is clearly a need for CSS to be taken seriously by graphic artists. 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 code 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. To date, most examples of neat tricks and hacks have been demonstrated by structurists and coders. Designers have yet to make their mark. This needs to change.