"One page" / "long front page" web design?
css, html, parallax, responsive-design
Solution
They are "long page scrolling" designs. See: http://www.dtelepathy.com/blog/inspiration/long-page-scrolling-designs
A single page application is NOT the same as a "single page website". First of all, the difference between an application and a site is that a site is simply used to display information whereas an application provides a function or utility or service to the user. Applications are interactive by necessity. In addition, single page apps may have more than one "screen" or "view", but these views are loaded in via AJAX calls behind the scenes and do not require a page refresh. Examples of single page applications include Gmail and Facebook.
A single page website does not necessarily have a long page scrolling design.
Problem
There's a web design trend that I've been seeing more and more in sites I come across. The thing is, I don't know what it's officially called, so I don't know how to look for the topic in web design sites or blogs. I'd like to find tutorials and articles regarding tips and best practices, but I haven't found any and don't know what people are calling this design style. Basically, it's having a long front page (or inside pages too) with lots of horizontal sections with big images and text. It's sort of like one-page sites, but it's not one-page. It's sort of like Parallax, but it doesn't really use the parallax effect (not necessarily at least). It also goes very closely hand-in-hand with responsive design, as it shares that long vertical format made for lots of scrolling. A couple of examples of what I'm referring to: www.marketo.com, www.ginzametrics.com, www.kinhr.com I'd appreciate any help finding the official name of this, if there's any, or also any related articles or resources. Thanks!