Empower - 21 Web Design Trends - Flipbook - Page 45
HORIZONTAL
SCROLLING
Previously regarded as a web design faux-pas,
horizontal scroll is experiencing a comeback.
We’re seeing more web designers continuing to
experiment with novel horizontal scroll. Those who
do it best break the pattern not for the sake of being
different but as a practical way to disclose secondary
information progressively, like in an image gallery.
Designers employing horizontal scroll successfully
in 2021 will keep in mind these considerations:
• Don’t force users to navigate through horizontal
content: allow alternate ways to navigate, like
arrow buttons with clear labels
• Use clear visual cues to indicate where content
uses horizontal scroll, and don’t hide these cues
behind hovers
• Be thoughtful about what content would benefit
from being displayed in a horizontal scroll — a
photo gallery is a good contender
• Avoid requiring horizontal scroll for text that needs
to be read
SCROLLING GONE WILD
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