Parallax scrolling brings NY Times article to life

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The New York Times gives longform journalism a shot in the arm with clever use of parallax scrolling and inspiring illustrations.

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A beautiful experience is had with this parallax scrolling site

In today's era of low attention spans and bite-size media, how do you attract people to longform journalism? Here's a great response to that problem from the New York Times, combining some clever web design techniques with storytelling and comic-inspired illustrations created by Atilla Futaki.

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parallax illustrations

parallax illustrations

parallax illustrations

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