3D Parallax Editor: Take Your Designs to Another Dimension

By Caroline Reder

May 31, 2016

The web is becoming an increasingly dynamic medium, driven by updates to the components that comprise user experience. Animation is no exception.

Recall, from your dusty web design textbooks, that back in the day, Flash was the main vehicle to create an animated experience. But, even though Flash may be dead, animation certainly is not.

Developers have made leaps and bounds finding new ways to display and communicate information through motion. Passive animations were followed by scroll-activated parallax and now we can see this new technique of 3D transforms popping up on the websites of creative agencies such as Hello Monday and Plastic Studio. But, these advanced techniques are often inaccessible to those without an in-depth knowledge of code.

So, what good is that if you don’t code? Well, now you have the power to create advanced 3D parallax animations, visually with Webydo’s Codeless 3D Parallax Editor.

3D parallax is characterized by floating images distributed in a three-dimensional space. Working on CSS 3D transforms distributed along the x-axis, you simply upload a background image with up to four layers to be distributed to your specifications in a 3D space.

Why Animate?

Simply put, to increase usability.

But, while animations are often practical they may also serve the purpose of engagement by adding visual interest to your website. The ultimate goal of any website is connection and 3D parallax is another way to connect to your visitors. Not to mention these types of animations can help tell a story, highlight a product, give life to the personality of a brand and increase time-on-site.

The main reasons to animate would be because it: