This project demonstrates a parallax website with advanced CSS animations, creating an immersive and dynamic user experience. The key features include background elements moving at different speeds than the foreground content, smooth scroll-triggered animations, and a visually appealing design.
Key Features
1. Parallax Scrolling Effect
The parallax effect is achieved through multiple layered div elements (.top__layer) each covering the full viewport (100vw by 100vh). These layers are stacked and positioned fixedly, ensuring they stay in place while the user scrolls through the content.
2. Smooth Animations
Each layer is animated using keyframe animations to scale up at different rates: This scaling effect contributes to the parallax effect by making background elements appear to move slower than the foreground ones, creating a sense of depth.
3. Advanced CSS Animation Properties
The animations are fine-tuned with several CSS properties:
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animation-timing-function: linear;ensures the animation progresses at a constant speed. animation-timeline: scroll();ties the animation to the scroll position, making the animation progress as the user scrolls.animation-fill-mode: both;ensures the animation's styles are applied both before and after the animation's duration.animation-range: 150vh 350vh;specifies the scroll range over which the animation should play, ensuring the animations are tied to specific sections of the scroll.
4. Text Animation
Text within the third layer (.top__text) is animated to fade in as the user scrolls. This animation ensures that the text only becomes visible when the user scrolls to a certain point, enhancing the interactivity and visual engagement of the site.
5. Visual Design and User Interaction
The combination of fixed positioning, varying animation speeds, and timed text reveals creates a visually striking and interactive experience. Users are drawn into the site through smooth, engaging animations that respond to their scrolling behavior. The arrows at the bottom further guide the user to interact with the page, encouraging exploration.
6. Technical Implementation
To implement this design, careful attention is given to the stacking order of elements (z-index), the timing and scaling of animations, and ensuring cross-browser compatibility. The use of custom fonts from Google Fonts adds to the site's unique visual identity.
This link for the code if you want to play with it:
Top comments (2)
This is a fantastic project! The smooth animations and parallax effects really enhance the user experience. What other key CSS properties did you find most useful in achieving these animations?
Thank you for your kind words! I'm glad you enjoyed the project. Several key CSS properties played a crucial role in achieving the smooth animations and parallax effects. Here are some of the most useful ones:
position: fixed and position: relative- These properties were essential in positioning elements precisely on the screen. For example, the .menu and .arrows-box elements use position: fixed to remain in place while the rest of the page scrolls, creating a persistent navigation and scroll indicator.z-index- This property helped manage the stacking order of elements.animation and @keyframes- These properties were the backbone of the animations. They defined the animations’ behavior, such as scaling and opacity changes over time.