As the monitor resolution and internet speed is advancing, it seems like more and more designers use over-sized photo or illustrated image as the website’s background. Large background image can create the stunning visual effect, especially for high resolution monitors. It can also add more life to your site design compared to the traditional tiled background graphic. Here is a collection of 80 websites that used large image as the site background (must-see, you won’t be disappointed).
Photographic Styles
August
Car Freaks
Twelve Restaurant
Future of Web Design
Summer - tnvacation.com
MacAllan Ridge
Fall - tnvacation.com
Jirnsum.eu
Go To China
Traffik
Legendary Aircraft
Surf in Paradise
Family Vacation Survival Guide
Flame Digital
Sundance Festival
Visit Cascadia
Frisk Design
Dizzain
Eleven3
IMEEM
Monterey
Pueblo Bonito
Jansport
Champneys
Include Digital
Alba Nigra
Welcomebrand.co.uk
Nefty’s World
MVP Movie
Upstruct
My Kid Took These
Cinq7
Liberato Creative
Adventure Here
Mountain Biking by 198
Get London Reading
Free People
Youlove.us
Brandon Wolvin
Twiistup.com
Buen Retiro Vergara
The Farmer and the Chef
CSS Layout
Pi-inc.net (flash)
Jamie Oliver
Pivonka.eu
CNC Costume National
Buy For Less
Wellington Lions
Charles Martin Books
Lipton Green Mint
Electricurrent.com
MTV
BHeurosong
The Hip Hop Music
Easycut.es
Careforkidsfarm.com
Illustrative Styles
Design Jobs on the Wall
Spring - tnvacation.com
Viget - Inspire
Dara’s Garden
Ma.tt
N.Design Studio
Jason Bradbury
Radu Ceuca
Singularity Concepts
The Rox
The Mattinator
Rock Your Look
NJ Rebel
Antiphrasis
Pojeta
Volll
Div Voted
Campingilfrutteto.it
StrawPoll
Refresh Teesside
Dean Oakley
Adit Shukla
Rawkes
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Check out my Best Web Gallery for more inspiration.
Also, don’t forget to learn how to CSS a large background site.