Parallax Scrolling For Website Design: Everything You Need To Know

Parallax Scrolling for Website Design is growing popular with rise in our expectations towards websites. Website visitor’s want to get engage and get entertained with the websites they come across. As a matter of fact, the attention span of a human being has dropped to 8 seconds, an interactive scrolling pattern draws the visitor's attention. Today, the internet is flooded with lots of smart and awesome parallax scrolling web design to get inspired. Word Parallax came from the Ancient Greek meaning 'Alteration'. It has become more popular because of its new interactive and great design. A 3D sensation is created with the help of various backgrounds to navigate the website at different speeds as we scroll down the page. Parallax Websites are suitable for E-commerce, Social Media, Bakery shop, Ice-cream parlor etc.

What is Parallax Scrolling?

Parallax scrolling is the latest web design trend lately in which the speed of 3D parallax background and foreground images is different. It creates a 2D illusion immersing the visitor into virtual reality. Earlier parallax was used in creating the illusion of depth within 2D video games. It became popular in the 1980s with the Rise of Arcade games. Parallax Scrolling in Web Design is implemented and executed using HTML5 and CSS3 Coding.

Types of Parallax Designing

1.) Long Scrolling

Long Scrolling Websites or Simple scrolling Websites are the sites in which user scrolls down for an extended amount of time and this doesn't mean that user is going to spend much time on your website.   A brand wants to tell a story linearly then we can do this by creating a single page with long scrolling option. As we know, mobile phone supports the long scrolling option. Parallax is suitable for Social Media Websites, E-commerce Websites. It helps to create a completely immersive browsing experience.

2.) Fixed Long Scrolling:

Fixed long scrolling websites unveil the information which require multiple sections within one scrolling section. This gives you a feel of "scroll within a scroll". Always choose content that fits in the fixed scroll design.

3.) Infinite Scrolling

Infinite Scrolling Pattern is a technique in which content is loaded on scrolling down the mouse, it eliminates the need for Pagination. Websites such as Social Media Websites use this technique and is the success for the websites which streams constantly. The content should belong to the same level of the hierarchy and keep the users to get engaged.

4.) Tasteful Parallax Scrolling:

Users generally don't get engaged in long scrolling parallax design. So, the parallax effect used by the video game industry is merged in the websites to make the website more impactful. This kind of parallax effect refers to the foreground and background images moving at different speeds to create a 3D effect on the website. Parallax Animations are also used to make the site impactful. These websites are used for storytelling and create a mesmerizing and immersive effect.

Benefits of Parallax Design:

• Storytelling
• User Engagement
• Gives more weight age to professionalism

Disadvantages

• Heavy Websites cannot be built using a Parallax Scrolling
• Parallax Designs put a negative effect on SEO
• A layman scrolling down through your website may get bored and frustrated with long scrolling
• Older browsers find difficulty in interpreting parallax design and scrolling

Our Parallax Design Projects:

1.) Baba Thakur Das:

2.) Micron India

Conclusion:

Parallax Design is the trend that has been in the market since the 80s, which basically now means that it is never going to go out of trend. The Interactive Design makes the users to engage more with the website and keep them interested on the Website. With the modern habits of customers and time given to each website, keeping the customer interested in your product is important, and parallax websites are just the way to do it! IMG Global Infotech offer the best Parallax Websites for your business. To get a quote email us at info@imgglobalinfotech.com. Drop your queries in the comment section below.