Comments on: 35+ Horizontal Websites for Your Design Inspiration http://vandelaydesign.com/blog/galleries/horizontal-websites/ Web Design and Development Blog Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:40:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: kopecky http://vandelaydesign.com/blog/galleries/horizontal-websites/#comment-75504 kopecky Sun, 20 Feb 2011 00:15:59 +0000 http://vandelaydesign.com/blog/?p=1019#comment-75504 Indeed horizontal scrolling sites are far from being dead. They just offer ways to designers that are impossible to realize in "traditionnal" site design. Breaking the rhthm of simple horizontal scrolling by adding flash effects (without overcharging the site) helps captivating the visitor's attention. Imagine a museum. You walk around from room to room holding a guidebook of some sorts in your hands. Well I designed this site pretty much following that philosophy: http://kopecky.online.fr/ The menu serves as “guidebook” moving the visitor to the specific “room”. Like in a building the graphic design is continuous. One horizontal page. Just like walking from one room to the next. Each room has one cebtral "attraction". The alternance between text and picture “pages” makes things quite easy. The rainbow coloured belt divides the different sections the same way than it unifies the site. The fact that – just like in an exhibition – comments and texts are always linked to the pictures, creates common sense between the different sections or “pages” (“rooms”). This way, even if the screen resolution is rather high and several sections are displayed the same time, the layout keeps its full sense. Indeed horizontal scrolling sites are far from being dead. They just offer ways to designers that are impossible to realize in “traditionnal” site design. Breaking the rhthm of simple horizontal scrolling by adding flash effects (without overcharging the site) helps captivating the visitor’s attention.

Imagine a museum. You walk around from room to room holding a guidebook of some sorts in your hands. Well I designed this site pretty much following that philosophy: http://kopecky.online.fr/

The menu serves as “guidebook” moving the visitor to the specific “room”. Like in a building the graphic design is continuous. One horizontal page. Just like walking from one room to the next. Each room has one cebtral “attraction”.

The alternance between text and picture “pages” makes things quite easy. The rainbow coloured belt divides the different sections the same way than it unifies the site. The fact that – just like in an exhibition – comments and texts are always linked to the pictures, creates common sense between the different sections or “pages” (“rooms”). This way, even if the screen resolution is rather high and several sections are displayed the same time, the layout keeps its full sense.

]]> By: tuz http://vandelaydesign.com/blog/galleries/horizontal-websites/#comment-67675 tuz Sun, 28 Nov 2010 19:15:09 +0000 http://vandelaydesign.com/blog/?p=1019#comment-67675 Wow these are all unique and show that horizontal scrolling is not dead! Wow these are all unique and show that horizontal scrolling is not dead!

]]> By: Design Trend Showcase: 30 Horizontal Websites | Vandelay Design Blog http://vandelaydesign.com/blog/galleries/horizontal-websites/#comment-61578 Design Trend Showcase: 30 Horizontal Websites | Vandelay Design Blog Thu, 23 Sep 2010 21:37:24 +0000 http://vandelaydesign.com/blog/?p=1019#comment-61578 [...] 35+ Horizontal Websites for Your Design Inspiration [...] [...] 35+ Horizontal Websites for Your Design Inspiration [...]

]]> By: steven riley http://vandelaydesign.com/blog/galleries/horizontal-websites/#comment-59061 steven riley Wed, 11 Aug 2010 07:47:24 +0000 http://vandelaydesign.com/blog/?p=1019#comment-59061 Great post, after seeing these, we’ve just put together our FIRST on pager AND we’ve gone horizontal, http://www.welovechief.com thanks again guys. Great post, after seeing these, we’ve just put together our FIRST on pager AND we’ve gone horizontal, http://www.welovechief.com thanks again guys.

]]> By: Imran http://vandelaydesign.com/blog/galleries/horizontal-websites/#comment-58892 Imran Mon, 09 Aug 2010 18:47:28 +0000 http://vandelaydesign.com/blog/?p=1019#comment-58892 Dope collection, some really inspirational stuff. I love horizontal layouts, they definitely work great for portfolios and personal sites, I used a horizontal layout for my own portfolio :http://www.psynai.com Dope collection, some really inspirational stuff. I love horizontal layouts, they definitely work great for portfolios and personal sites, I used a horizontal layout for my own portfolio :http://www.psynai.com

]]> By: Wows http://vandelaydesign.com/blog/galleries/horizontal-websites/#comment-54765 Wows Mon, 07 Jun 2010 21:08:23 +0000 http://vandelaydesign.com/blog/?p=1019#comment-54765 Hi, I like the list, my own portfolio site is horizontal as well: http://www.wows.nl Regards, Wouter Wows.nl Hi,

I like the list, my own portfolio site is horizontal as well: http://www.wows.nl

Regards,
Wouter
Wows.nl

]]> By: Wall Sensation Stickers http://vandelaydesign.com/blog/galleries/horizontal-websites/#comment-51858 Wall Sensation Stickers Tue, 27 Apr 2010 13:08:38 +0000 http://vandelaydesign.com/blog/?p=1019#comment-51858 These are the first I've seen of horizontal sites. Far from the norm, but very creative from another perspective. The mouse scroller works fine too. Maybe these will catch on? These are the first I’ve seen of horizontal sites. Far from the norm, but very creative from another perspective. The mouse scroller works fine too. Maybe these will catch on?

]]> By: Mina http://vandelaydesign.com/blog/galleries/horizontal-websites/#comment-51665 Mina Thu, 22 Apr 2010 12:34:56 +0000 http://vandelaydesign.com/blog/?p=1019#comment-51665 Another great example of this can be seen at http://www.rockmetommyboy.com.ar Another great example of this can be seen at http://www.rockmetommyboy.com.ar

]]> By: pixellaar http://vandelaydesign.com/blog/galleries/horizontal-websites/#comment-47846 pixellaar Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:45:11 +0000 http://vandelaydesign.com/blog/?p=1019#comment-47846 wanna see one more... Http://www.pixellaar.nl dutch graphic designer wanna see one more… Http://www.pixellaar.nl
dutch graphic designer

]]> By: Guga http://vandelaydesign.com/blog/galleries/horizontal-websites/#comment-47025 Guga Sat, 06 Feb 2010 13:19:43 +0000 http://vandelaydesign.com/blog/?p=1019#comment-47025 My horizontal website: http://www.elastika.org Thank you My horizontal website: http://www.elastika.org
Thank you

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