Parallax scrolling is a website effect where the background content (i.e. an image) is moved at a different speed than the foreground content while scrolling.
Parallax effect creates the appearance of depth and dimension by moving two elements at different rates when scrolling through a web page or slide.
Some may move faster, others may move slow, while a few may stand still.
Note: Parallax scrolling does not always work on mobile devices or smart phones. However, media queries can be used to turn off the effect on mobile devices.
Guidelines:
If you do use these websites as inspiration for your own, remember to follow some of these guidelines for accessible parallax effect design:
- Keep the number of parallax effects to a minimum
- Constraint movement effects within a small area of the screen
- Include options for users to turn off parallax effects
- Don’t let your effects distract users from important information
Sameer Bansal is the Principal Consultant at Brandfocal. He helps clients with their branding, content marketing and technical writing efforts.
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