---
title: "Credits"
url: "https://cookiezest.com/credits/"
description: "Acknowledgments and credits for Zest"
---

# Credits

Acknowledgments and credits for Zest

Zest is built and maintained by FreshJuice.

## Created by

*   [FreshJuice](https://freshjuice.dev/) — project creator and maintainer
*   [Alex Zappa](https://alex.zappa.dev/)

## Design philosophy

We wanted a small library with no dependencies and a tiny footprint. It should respect the user’s choices and the browser’s signals, keep its API simple and its docs clear, and stay usable by keyboard and screen reader.

## Inspiration

This site’s look — the EU-flag palette, the sharp corners, the serif display face, the light/dark/high-contrast themes, the layout rhythm — comes from [ConsentTheater.org](https://consenttheater.org). We liked what they built, so we borrowed from it liberally.

Zest also builds on prior consent work:

*   [Klaro](https://klaro.org/) — open source consent manager
*   [Tarteaucitron](https://tarteaucitron.io/) — GDPR cookie manager

## Thanks

*   The open source community, whose privacy-respecting tools made this possible
*   The GDPR and CCPA, which forced the web to take privacy seriously