Hero image
Hero image ( Engl. Literally "heroic image") is a web design -Fachbegriff for a special kind of web banners . A hero image is a large banner image that is prominently placed (in a preferred place) on the web page, mostly at the beginning and centered and taking up the entire width of the screen.
The hero image is often the first thing a visitor sees on a website and its purpose is to provide an overview of the most important content on the site. Depending on the nature of the website, the hero image has a different content: It can, for example, indicate news about the site, present bestsellers on a commercial site or advertise a special service there.
A hero image often combines image and text, it can remain the same (static hero image), it can also be changed or replaced (dynamic hero image).
Dynamic hero images
Rotating slide shows are often used; they are referred to in English as “hero image slider” or “hero slider” for short. “Slider” is the English word for “slider”, which means that different images appear to be pushed onto the screen one after the other.
Individual evidence
- ↑ 30 Web Designs that Fully Embrace the Hero Image. In: line25.com. Retrieved September 5, 2016 .
- ↑ 5 Examples of Hero Banner Homepages That Increase Conversion. (No longer available online.) September 26, 2012, archived from the original on September 5, 2016 ; Retrieved September 5, 2016 (UK English).
- ↑ Big is better. How to rock a hero image. (No longer available online.) In: istockphoto.com. Archived from the original on September 13, 2016 ; accessed on September 5, 2016 (English, article for June 2010 in the monthly column "Feast".).
Web links
- Hero Image website in the SELFHTML Wiki.