You can add text and even a content area over the page, but the stars immediately create depth at first glance. It uses pure CSS to create a parallax star animation in the page’s background. While this effect does not relate to scrolling, it directly relates to parallax design. Starry Parallax Background by Saransh Sinha

See the Pen Scrolling Background-Image Paralax by Rich Howell 8. They’re just different methods for creating movement on the page, and this little example is a great way to visualize many options. None of these speeds are wrong or inaccurate depictions of parallax design. I tried with the mouse wheel and couldn’t see any difference, but you’ll notice speed changes across the columns when you move the scrollbar. Note that you’ll need to use the scrollbar to see the effects of this example. This example is the perfect comparison to see how this works in action. Scrolling Background-Image Parallax by Rich HowellĮarlier, I mentioned how scroll speed could vary based on the background-position change rate. See the Pen Parallax Design by Katie Rogers 7. Naturally, this creates the illusion of depth by giving the page a theoretical light source and hierarchy - a very nice idea for a single-page layout. This effect works because the content areas have large box shadows dropping over the backgrounds. Everything runs on CSS, which is a nice touch, and all background images stay fixed while moving down the page. It has a split page design where images separate the many different content areas with parallax fixed scrolling. Here’s an interesting parallax design for a sample wedding page. See the Pen CSS Parallax by Paulo Cunha 6. This would work best for single blog posts with large featured images or landing pages that use large heroes to grab attention. You can use this same effect with a long scrolling layout and it’d have a similar design style. This also uses the fixed image position to make it appear as if the page is moving over the image, rather than the image staying fixed in place. All the page content rests underneath a large hero image which disappears beneath the content on scroll. This parallax example is a unique example of how parallax effects work. See the Pen #Maincode Hackdays by chaobu 5. But if you do like this style, I’d recommend punctuating each page section with a different image relevant to your website. I wouldn’t use this exact layout because the content areas seem a bit thin. This is all by design to breathe life into the parallax effect while scrolling. As you scroll, it can feel like the individual page sections are higher than the background images. Parallax & Fixed Image Backgroundsįixed image backgrounds work well to split up pages and divide content sections evenly. See the Pen Simple Image Tag Parallax by Renan Breno 4. It’s a subtle parallax effect, but this layout is an excellent template to see the different animation speeds in action. Instead, you see how quickly the image moves through the page’s background while you scroll. The difference here isn’t so much in how fast you’re scrolling down the page or how large the image placement is. These are all too common on company sites & startups where they usually feature a certain parallax “scroll speed” for the background. You’ll often find parallax designs coupled with large fullscreen background images.

See the Pen CSS Scrolling Parallax Effect by Sebastian Schepis 3. I think anybody could clone this with ease, not to mention the background design could be greatly enhanced. This creates the illusion of depth, and it’s one of the key elements to an excellent parallax design.ĭeveloper Sebastian Schepis has used only CSS for this page, and it’s a pretty simple concept. When you scroll, each page section appears above the background. Here’s a more practical parallax effect with a fixed background and larger pages on top. CSS Scrolling Parallax by Sebastian Schepis See the Pen The Great Fall by CJ Gammon 2. Learning the canvas element gives you a lot of control over your design. It has been built on canvas elements controlled through JavaScript, so it’s a pretty technical setup.įor the most part, this is a testament to what’s possible in modern web development. It uses a custom script to create a waterfall sprite that seems to flow endlessly down the page. This parallax example is one of the most unique interfaces I’ve ever found.

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