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CSS

Posted by Maxwell Collinge
Maxwell Collinge
3,779 Points

How do you make a background look like this one?

Hi all, I really like this new style of site. http://brookandlyn.com/fieldtrip/#intro

Does anyone know how you can get a background to switch like this as you scroll down?

many thanks, Max

2 Answers

Laura Hutton
Laura Hutton
5,188 Points
Laura Hutton
Laura Hutton
5,188 Points

In the case of this website it's done by making a div with the image displayed inside of it, then including a few lines of javascript ( viewable here: http://brookandlyn.com/fieldtrip/js/custom.js ) to make it scroll.

I like the effect but I think, if it had been my project, I would have made the text overlay the image rather than let it hang in white space below each one.

Brad L'estrange
Brad L'estrange
2,085 Points
Brad L'estrange
Brad L'estrange
2,085 Points

I think this effect is called parallax scrolling.

Here are a few more websites: http://www.awwwards.com/30-great-websites-with-parallax-scrolling.html

On thing I have noticed from a couple I have try it does not work on an iPad. So probably the same with iPhone and iPod.