Everyone knows how important I think using the correct terms for things is. I just ran across an article on parallax scrolling by an author who has the same reaction to those "40 greatest examples of design trend X" when they pertain to parallax scrolling that I do when they pertain to Typography. Basically, "Gaaaah. That's not an example of that!"
With the "40 greatest examples of typography" sites, they are almost always full of lettering and calligraphy with no typography in site. Cool stuff visually, but a huge mislabeling of completely different disciplines as typography.
In the case of Parallax scrolling, the sites shown in those roundups are seldom actually parallax. They are often very cool, but moving planes over one another is not parallax any more than lettering made of hot dogs is typography. Parallax requires a viewpoint and the examples he links in the article make the difference really clear.
I think my favorite is the example from from agency Madwell in New York. The way the buildings move across each other to change the viewpoint in a cityscape is amazing. Another super cool example of cityscapes changing viewpoints is in a site promoting our very own Space Needle!
So, now you won't confuse just regular cool scrolling with parallax scrolling.
There will be a test later.
Graphic designer, creative mentor, & 3D illustrator with a small proof press, big vegetable garden, and many cats. I've spent my career helping other people be creative, and this is where I show what I am working on.
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