Parallax scrolling is one of biggest trend in 2014. It’s special scrolling technique that can be interpreted in many ways. Basically it’s showing depth in 2d, and making some of elements looks like they are animated.
Parallax scroll has become mainstream, Ian Coyle created the very first parallax website for Nike “Nike Better World” on 2011, nowadays it is overused as a trendy effect but it is a great tool if it serves the user experience and is perfect for storytelling websites.
Parallax scrolling is a special scrolling technique in computer graphics, wherein background images move by the camera slower than foreground images, creating an illusion of depth in a 2D video game and adding to the immersion. The technique grew out of the multiplane camera technique used in traditional animation since the 1940s, and was popularized in the 1982 arcade gameMoon Patrol.
Parallax Scrolling websites mostly use html5, css, jquery and native javascript code to create this scrolling effect.
Lots of people searching for ‘Parallax Scrolling Template‘. Here is a list of premium HTML5 themes that use parallax effects:
1. Frio
Frio is a 100% responsive and parallax one page template. Frio is powered with Foundation 4 Framework. It is clean and professional theme for agencies or creative studios. It can be customized easily to suit your needs.
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2. Moodie
Moodie is a Unique Parallax One Page HTML Template, you can use this template as Agency, personal or Portfolio website, It designs built with HTML5 and CSS3 also this template is responsive.
Full screen slider / Video + Parallax background + Number counter + etc there’re a lot of features that will make your site look more appealing.
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3. Klein
Klein represents a unique twist on the one page formula to give your business or brand a look that is both professional and personable. Unique scrolling effects combine with bold block colours and perfect font pairing to imbue a true sense of personality into your new site.
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4. Relway
Relway is a beautifully simple, and striking “One-Page” creative template. It looks awesome on Retina screens, and is perfect to use, from freelancer to agency, and everything in between. The template is fully responsive, and looks amazing on your smartphone, tablet, and desktop.
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5. Olympic
Olympic is a One page responsive HTML5 template featuring clean and minimal design suitable for any studio, creative agencies, photographers, personal, graphic designers and more purpose. Olympic is powered with Twitter Bootstrap 3.0 Framework. It can be customized easily to suit your wishes.
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6. Athletica
Athletica is a Retina Parallax OnePage Website Template with a clean and professional design which will be a great solution for your business, portfolio, blog or any other purpose.
Athletica is a modern template with fully responsive design. It has a wide range of features and comes with popular isotope plugin. It is very easy to customize and comes with detailed documentation and top notch support.
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7. Presence
Presence is a simple and easy to use, responsive and retina ready HTML5 template with a clean design and neat arrangement of contents. A perfect one page parallax portfolio for all creatives. Also features an amazing Creative Showcase with Unlimited parallax layers and unlimited Background Video Layers suitable to show off your creative works! A best in class template for creative people / agencies.
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8. FlatX
FlatX- is a flat, professional, responsive, personal portfolio & Multipurpose vCard for placing your personal information, whether you are a designer, programmer or service holder.
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9. Winchester
Winchester is a fully responsive parallax template created for Freelancers, Design Studios & Photographers.
It comes with 2 Unique Layout to choose from with unique features.
Winchester is well documented and its very easy to customize, plus we provide totally free support for any issue or problem you face.
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10. Chronos
Chronos is Premium Responsive One Page Template with Video Background. It is Retina ready. Template has Parallax Version.
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11. Zen
Zen is a perfect template for those who desire simple but bold and contemporary look, with attention to details and typography. It is suitable for corporate, agency, creative, or any general business.
Zen is multi-purpose one page template, it comes in 3 predefined colors, ( green, blue and purple) and 3 different background options (slideshow, parallax and video). We have included easy to follow instructions on how to setup and edit, in no time you’ll have your site up and running.
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