Using a large photograph as a background is becoming more and more popular in website design. The photograph offers more interest and far less work than a design. Many of our collection of websites using full screen photographic backgrounds actually use a slideshow – even more flexibility.
We have also included some links to tutorials on using large photographs as a webpage background, and a list of full screen jQuery plugins.
Websites Using Full Screen Photographic Backgrounds
Marina Yachting
Kawa Lviv
Mike Condrick
Ben Thomson Photography
Grodd Reklam
Fox Classics
Hasse Bronten
Go To China
Campanino Golf Club
Medis Kok & Bar
USAY
Bently Reserve
DOJO
Juliana Barros/Rodrigo Sene
August
Ines Papert
Swiss Side
Lula Designs
Keystone Logistics
Konsept
designlabCPH
Mercedes House
Carfreaks
Papercutart
Onside Sports Agency
Kirschner Brasil
Huit Denim
Daniel Filler
Shelley Sandzer
The View from The Shard
Display Creative
The iTots
My Own Bike
Mecenat Musical Societe Generale
Timothee Roussilhe
Banger’s – Austin
Twenty8Twelve
Salt Surf
The Kitchen Community
Royale
The Old Barber Shop
Encandle
The NoMad Hotel
Blind Barber
Secret Garden Istanbul
Mosaic
Antonio Errigo
S&O Reklambyra
You Assist
Wetwilly
Sullivan NYC
Au Petit Panisse
Seed Spot
DealPult
Fima
All N 1 House of Beauty
Satori Studio
Mes Etats Nordiques
Starmatic
Pororoca
Photographic Backgrounds in Web Design Tutorials
- Backgrounds in CSS: Everything You Need To Know
- Basic Web Page Background Techniques with CSS
- Perfect Full Page Background Image
- How to: CSS Large Background
- Large Website Backgrounds Do’s and Don’t’s
- Creating a Full Screen Background for Websites
- Advanced jQuery background image slideshow
Full Screen Slideshow jQuery Plugins
Supersized
jQuery.mb.bgndGallery
Codrops Fullscreen Slideshow with HTML5 Audio and jQuery
Galleria
Camera
Vegas Background jQuery Plugin
Simple jQuery Fullscreen Image
FSSlider for jQuery
This is the only slider in this list that is not free – Regular licence is $7, Extended licence is $35.
Conclusion
Full screen photographic backgrounds are definitely engaging and easy-on-the-eye generally speaking. They can be great marketing opportunities for products, salons, hotels, etc., especially full screen photographic slide shows.
Have you come across any great sites using a full screen photographic background? Perhaps you have designed one or two yourself? Please share your thoughts and links with us in the comments section below.
