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Floating Sites Vs. Expanding Sites

Often, Rhizome will design a site that seems to float in a background of color or a pattern that contains a confined area for text and design elements. This is called a Floating Site. Floating sites tend to be perfect for “brochure-ware” sites or sites that convey information in a brochure-like manner, online. Rhizome’s site is a perfect example of a Floating site.

An Expanding or Expand/Collapse site allows users to expand or collapse the corners of their browsers and shifts the way text can be viewed on screen. Often developed for customers who have a great deal of content or product to be sold online.

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