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What's up with full-width website designs?

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  • 26-09-2014 1:10pm
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    Steveire
    Registered Users Posts: 1,418 ✭✭✭


    Hi,

    I've noticed a trend in the last few years of websites implementing full-width sites with multiple sections, and often large images between sections, sometimes with some parallax effects. They seem designed to be scrolled through. Here's one:

    http://www.qt.io/

    and another:

    http://teamtreehouse.com/

    Is there a name for this kind of design or trend? Is it motivated by wanting to have the same website for desktop and handheld devices?

    Or am I just imagining any trend I think I see?


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    Kenny Logins
    Registered Users Posts: 9,061 ✭✭✭Kenny Logins


    one-pagers?


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    smash
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34,809 ✭✭✭✭smash


    They're not full width. They're responsive with full width backgrounds on certain sections.


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    devildriver
    Registered Users Posts: 874 ✭✭✭devildriver


    Steveire wrote: »
    Hi,
    Is it motivated by wanting to have the same website for desktop and handheld devices?

    Yes.
    Steveire wrote: »
    Or am I just imagining any trend I think I see?

    No.

    :)

    Seriously though, it's a follow on from the parallax trend and it just a bit annoying at this stage. So many sites are starting to look very samey but as with all trends - it shall pass.


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    tramoreman
    Registered Users Posts: 240 ✭✭tramoreman


    devildriver wrote: »
    Yes.



    No.

    :)

    Seriously though, it's a follow on from the parallax trend and it just a bit annoying at this stage. So many sites are starting to look very samey but as with all trends - it shall pass.

    dont think it will pass could be a trend that will continue good lot of websites abroad do it including web designers and developers. Was looking at a lot of websites recently seems do be a lot doing it.


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