本书是介绍和描述该网站的吗？从某种意义上说，是的。本书是有关Web设计最佳实践和技巧的教程吗？显然如此。它是一个令人赏心悦目的设计画廊，设计网站时能从中获取灵感吗？当然没问题。
“CSS禅意花园”涉及了众多有关如何完成现代Web设计的主题，如果专门探讨设计的某个方而，比如布局，那么连展示该网站的冰山一角都谈不上。编写本书时，我们就清楚地认识到了这一点，因此必须涵盖方方面面：文字的使用、色彩理论、布局设计技巧，应有尽有。从本书中能够学到CSS知识吗？当然，但不是入门水平的基础知识。要侧重于视觉设计技巧，必须跳过入门课程，直接进入中级。市面上的另外一些不错的技术书可帮助读者快速掌握有关CSS句法和语法的基础知识。我们建议读者购买其中一本进行快速入门，然后在本书中学习如何以极具视觉震撼力的方式应用CSS技术。
The book is broken up into two major portions:
- The first chapter discusses the building of the Zen Garden, as well as meat-and-potatoes topics like proper markup structure and designing for flexibility.
- Within the second part, which makes up the bulk of the book, there are six major chapters. Each examines six great Zen Garden designs and ties them together with a common theme revolving around a major design concept, such as typography. By exploring the challenges and problems solved within these 36 designs, you will learn major Web design principles as well as the CSS layout techniques they employ.
本书将重点放在解决视觉设计问题上，而不是详细描述CSS规范的方方面面。在恰当的时候也会讨论浏览器的支持情况，以保证实用性。
How Should I Use This Book?
The average Web site has a starting point, otherwise known as the home page; from there you can jump anywhere into the site by selecting a major section and browsing through the content it contains. Or you can use the search function to find the specific content you’re after. Or you can just click at random and see what sorts of goodies you can find deeper in.
This is the model we’ve chosen for the book; there is no right or wrong way to use it. You might choose to start at the beginning and read it cover to cover, or you might jump to a chapter that feels particularly relevant and use it as a starting point. You may read this book as non-linearly as you wish, and approach each design in any order you choose.