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Webflow by Example
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If you've been surfing websites over the last few years, then you've undoubtedly come across parallax effects. Simply put, this is an effect where objects in the foreground appear to move at a different speed than objects in the background as you're scrolling down the page. These differences in movements create an interesting perception of depth that lends visual interest and a little bit of fun to a page.
Functionally, however, they typically don't make any measurable improvements to the usability of a page. Moreover, when overused, they can feel disorienting. Nevertheless, with restraint, subtle parallax effects can make a page feel instantly interesting.
By implementing our version of a parallax effect on the SecondPlate landing page, we'll also learn a little more about how to quickly create complex custom interactions from scratch. The parallax effect we'll create is going to focus on the two app mockup images in the...