JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

by Jordan Sayner

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="UTF-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
  <title>Scattered Image Grid</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="styles.css">
</head>
<body>

<section class="content">
  <h1>Scroll Down</h1>
  <p>Each image will move subtly in different directions as you scroll.</p>
</section>

<div class="image-grid">
  <img src="https://picsum.photos/536/354" alt="Image 1" class="grid-image">
  <img src="https://picsum.photos/536/354" alt="Image 2" class="grid-image">
  <img src="https://picsum.photos/536/354" alt="Image 3" class="grid-image">
  <img src="https://picsum.photos/536/354" alt="Image 4" class="grid-image">
  <img src="https://picsum.photos/536/354" alt="Image 5" class="grid-image">
  <img src="https://picsum.photos/536/354" alt="Image 6" class="grid-image">
  <img src="https://picsum.photos/536/354" alt="Image 7" class="grid-image">
  <img src="https://picsum.photos/536/354" alt="Image 8" class="grid-image">
</div>

<section class="content">
  <p>Keep scrolling to see the full effect on all images.</p>
</section>

<script src="script.js"></script>

</body>
</html>

CSS

* {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

body {
  font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
  overflow-x: hidden;
}

.content {
  height: 100vh;
  padding: 2rem;
  background-color: #f4f4f9;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  text-align: center;
}

.image-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(150px, 1fr));
  gap: 20px;
  padding: 20px;
}

.grid-image {
  width: 100%;
  height: 200px;
  object-fit: cover;
  border-radius: 10px;
  transform: translateY(0);
  transition: transform 0.1s ease-out;
}

JavaScript

const images = document.querySelectorAll('.grid-image');

// Assign each image a unique speed factor for the scroll effect
images.forEach((image) => {
  image.dataset.speed = (Math.random() * 0.2 + 0.05).toFixed(2); // Speed between 0.05 and 0.25
});

window.addEventListener('scroll', () => {
  const scrollPosition = window.scrollY;

  images.forEach((image) => {
    const speed = parseFloat(image.dataset.speed);
    const maxMove = 100; // Maximum movement in pixels
    const moveAmount = scrollPosition * speed; // Calculate the movement
    const translateY = Math.min(moveAmount, maxMove); // Limit movement

    image.style.transform = `translateY(${translateY}px)`;
  });
});