Standout features:
- Horizontal scrolling
- One-page concept
- Sticky CTAs
Palazzo Monti is a cultural center in Brescia, Italy. It hosts an exhibition space and a private art collection, encourages artistic collaboration and ignites inspiration in local artists with its extensive library of artifacts, artworks and books.
Matteo Sacchi is behind Palazzo’s striking website design that utilizes horizontal scrolling and a one-page concept to showcase the cultural center’s entire value proposition. This quite revolutionary and seldom-used layout begins with a brief description of the institution.
The “Palazzo Monti” name appears in massive letters the size of a screen. It begins where the website starts and ends where the website ends, appearing through the cracks made by the content elements. The white background and black fonts are an eye-pleasing setting for colorful photos that introduce the visual element of surprise as the visitor keeps scrolling.
Different site sections – About, Who, Press, Artists, and so on – transition seamlessly into one another. The user knows which section they’re at by looking at the bottom of the screen where section names are indicated.
With no main menu, the only navigational elements are the two sticky CTA buttons, Apply Now and Newsletter. They blend in with the rest of the surroundings with their rounded, white shape and clear text.
