Today I will describe parallax scrolling effect on website. Before you implement this parallax scrolling effect, you need to understand about some basic knowledge about parallax scrolling effect.
= What is parallax effect?
= Problem of parallax effect
= Tips for successful parallax website.
What is Parallax Effect
The parallax scrolling effect is a new interactive design now a days. “Parallax” first came from the visual effect of 2D side scrolling video games. Parallax scrolling is a special scrolling technique in computer graphics wherein background images move slower than foreground images.
Parallax design gives you some benefits.
= Parallax effect increase visitors curiosity.
= Parallax effect is a story telling approach.
= Parallax effect encourage visitors to scroll through the entire page.
Problem of Parallax Effect
There are some problems in parallax website.
= In parallax website all images and information is in one page. That’s why lots of images load during page loading. So it decrease the page speed causing frustrated visitors to leave page before they even seen it.
= Not compatible with responsive and mobile design.
= No internal page linking throughout website.
= Where as “Parallax” is a single page website so it allows one set of meta tag, one effective h1 tag and one url which is not friendly for SEO.
Tips for Successful Parallax Website
Few more things keep in mind when you are designing a parallax website.
= You need to design a simple website. Don’t make it complicated.
= You need to use good quality image. A good quality image and colourful image make it attractive.
= Use parallax effect to tell a visual story.
= Think about older browser and mobile browser when you design your website.
In my next tutorial I will show you how you can develop your parallax website with coding and also I will describe some of the real problem that I faced.