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Creating a Polaroid Hero Section with Divi’s Transform Options

Creative hero sections make websites memorable and special. This polaroid hero section design evokes a sense of vintage wanderlust. By using column transform options, the polaroids can be arranged in any way you want, as if they were spread on a table.

You can recreate this polaroid hero section design with your own square images. You’ll be able to download the JSON file for free as well!

Let’s get to it.

Preview

Before we dive into the tutorial, let’s take a quick look at the outcome across different screen sizes.

Desktop

desktop preview polaroid hero

Mobile

mobile preview polaroid hero

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Let’s Start Recreating

Add New Section

Start by adding a new section to the page you’re working on.

Bottom Divider

Add a mint green bottom divider.

  • Divider Placement: Bottom
  • Divider Style: #12
  • Divider Color: Mint Green #d2f2d0
  • Divider Height: 23vw

bottom divider in the section

Spacing

Adjust the section’s spacing.

  • Top Margin: 7vw
  • Bottom Margin: 0px
  • Top and Bottom Padding: 0px

section spacing settings

Add New Row

Column Structure

Continue by adding a new row to your section. Choose the following column structure:

add a 3 column structure

Sizing

Now, adjust the row’s sizing.

  • Use Custom Gutter Width: Yes
  • Gutter Width: 1
  • Width: 90vw
  • Max Width: 100%

row sizing settings polaroids

Spacing

Next, adjust the top and bottom padding in the spacing settings.

  • Top and Bottom Padding: 0px

top and bottom padding for the section

Display

Add one line of CSS code to the row’s main element to keep columns next to each other on smaller screen sizes.

  • Custom CSS – Main Element: display: flex;
display: flex;

custom css for the 3 column row

Add Image Module to Column 1

Upload Square Image

Add an image module to column 1 and upload a square image.

add an image module for polaroid

add a square image

Alignment

Now, adjust the module alignment.

  • Module Alignment: Center

module alignment image

Sizing

Then, make the module fullwidth.

  • Force Fullwidth: Yes

force fullwidth in the image module

Add Text Module to Column 1

Add Content

Add a text module and insert some content. We’ll use the word “polaroid.”

add text module polaroid

add polaroid content

Text

Style the text font.

  • Text Font: Advent Pro
  • Text Alignment: Center
  • Text Color: Very Dark Grey #474747
  • Text Size:
    • Desktop: 1vw
    • Tablet + Phone: 2vw
  • Text Letter Spacing: 0.1vw
  • Text Line Height: 1.8em

polaroid text

Sizing

Use ‘100%’ for the width in the sizing settings.

  • Width: 100%

text width

Spacing

Now adjust the spacing.

  • Top Margin: 1vw

margin text polaroid

Clone Modules Twice & Place Duplicates in Remaining Columns

duplicate and drag the modules

Change Image & Copy of Duplicates

Change the images in each duplicate image module. If your design calls for it, change the text content as well.

Column 1 Settings

Background

Continue by opening the column 1 settings of the row. Set the background to white to create the polaroid effect.

  • Background Color: White #ffffff

white polaroid background

Spacing

Add some bottom padding to create the wider polaroid bottom border.

  • Bottom Padding: 2vw

margin for the background of the column

Border

Add a border to finish the polaroid visual.

  • 4-Side Border Width: 1vw
  • Top Border Width: 2vw
  • Right Border Width: 2vw
  • Bottom Border Width: 1vw
  • Left Border Width: 2vw
  • Border Color: White #ffffff

polaroid white background

Box Shadow

Complete the column 1 settings by adding a subtle box shadow.

  • Box Shadow: #1

box shadow for the polaroid

Extend Column 1 Settings

Use the extend styles option to extend the column settings.

  • Go back to the main row settings window and click on the three dots to the right of the first column tab.
  • Select ‘extend item styles’ and select ‘throughout this row.’

extend item styles from column 1

throughout this row

Column 1 Transform Styles

Now, adjust the transform settings in the first column.

  • Transform Translate: x-axis -11vw, y-axis -6vw
  • Transform Rotate: 341 deg, 1st option

column transform

Column 2 Transform Styles

Next, adjust the transform settings for the second column.

  • Transform Translate: x-axis -22w, y-axis 0vw
  • Transform Rotate: 10 deg, 1st option

column 2 transform

Column 3 Transform Styles

Finally, adjust the transform settings for column three.

  • Transform Scale: 68% both axes
  • Transform Translate: x-axis -46w, y-axis 12vw
  • Transform Rotate: 31 deg, 1st option

column 3 transform

Add New Section

Background

Add a new section and apply a mint green background to the section.

  • Background Color: Mint Green #d2f2d0

insert section

add a mint green background

Bottom Divider

Give the section a bottom divider.

  • Divider Placement: Bottom
  • Divider Style: #12
  • Divider Color: White #ffffff
  • Divider Height: 23vw

bottom divider on second section

Spacing

Remove the default top padding.

  • Top Padding: 0px

section padding 0px

Add New Row

Column Structure

Continue by adding a new row with 3 columns.

add new 3 col row

Copy and Paste Row Styles

Using the wireframe view, copy and paste the row styles from the first section

  • First, click on the three dots to the right of the row menu inside the first section. Select ‘copy row styles’.
  • Then, click on the three dots on the right of the row menu in the second section. Select ‘paste row styles’.

copy row styles from section one

paste row styles

Copy and Paste Column Settings

Now, copy the column settings in the first row and paste them onto columns 1 and 2 in the new row.

  • First, open the row settings in the first row.
  • Second, click on the three dots on the right side of the first column tab and select ‘copy item styles’.
  • Then, scroll down to the new row and open the settings tab.
  • Finally, click on the three dots on the right side of the first column and select ‘paste item styles’.

copy item styles again

paste item styles

Column 1 Transform Styles

Now, adjust the transform styles in column 1.

  • Transform Scale: 75% both axes
  • Transform Translate: x-axis -8w, y-axis -14vw
  • Transform Rotate: 35 deg 1st option

transform settings in column 1

Column 2 Transform Styles

Then, modify the transform styles in column 2.

  • Transform Translate: x-axis -17w, y-axis 2vw
  • Transform Rotate: 346 deg 1st option

column 2 settings

Add Image Modules

Duplicate and Drag Image Modules

Now, go back to wireframe view to duplicate and drag two image modules.

  • First, duplicate the first image module in the first section twice.
  • Then, drag them to the first and second columns of the second section.
  • Change the image in each module for a new square image.

duplicate and drag image modules

Add Text Modules

Duplicate and Drag Text Modules

After the images, do the same with the text modules. Duplicate from the first section and drag into the second section.

  • In the wireframe view, duplicate the text module from the first column in the first section twice.
  • Now, drag the new text modules to columns 1 and 2 in the second section.
  • If you wish to change the content, do so now.

duplicate and drag text modules

Add Text Module to Column 3

Add Content

Click on the plus symbol in the third column and add a text module. Insert some H2 and paragraph content.

add a text module on column 3

making memories text module

Text

Style the text as follows.

  • Text Font: Advent Pro
  • Text Alignment: Center
  • Text Color: Dark Grey #848484
  • Text Size:
    • Desktop: 1vw
    • Tablet + Phone: 1.9vw
  • Text Letter Spacing: 0.1vw
  • Text Line Height:
    • Desktop: 1.2em
    • Tablet + Phone: 1.3em

text settings column 3

Heading Text

Now, style the H2 text.

  • Heading: H2
  • H2 Font: Adamina
  • H2 Font Weight: Bold
  • H2 Font Color: Very Dark Grey #444444
  • H2 Font Size:
    • Desktop: 2vw
    • Tablet + Phone: 3vw
  • H2 Letter Spacing: 4px
  • H2 Line Height:
    • Desktop: 1.7vw
    • Tablet + Phone: 1.5vw

h2 settings column three

Sizing

Then, adjust the sizing.

  • Width:
    • Desktop: 60%
    • Tablet: 91%
    • Phone: 100%
  • Module Alignment: Center

text settings

Spacing

Finally, adjust the spacing.

  • Top Margin: -12vw

top margin making memories

Add Button Module to Column 3

Add Copy

Click on the plus symbol below the text and add a button module. Add some copy to the button.

add a button

find out more in the button

Alignment

Change the button alignment.

  • Alignment: Center

button alignment

Custom Button Styles

Style the button accordingly.

  • Button Text Size:
    • Desktop: 1vw
    • Tablet: 2.4vw
    • Phone: 2.3vw
  • Button Border Width: 0px
  • Button Text Color: Black #000000
  • Button Letter Spacing: 4px
  • Button Font: Advent Pro
  • Button Font Weight: Bold

button styles

Spacing

Apply a top margin value.

  • Top Margin: 2vw

top margin in button

Add Divider Module to Column 3

Visibility

Below the button, add a divider and style the as follows.

  • Visibility: Yes

divider visibility

Line

Give the divider a bright green color.

  • Line Color: #55f252

divider color settings

Sizing

Change the sizing settings of the divider and you’re done!

  • Divider Weight
    • Desktop: 7px
    • Tablet + Phone: 4px
  • Width:
    • Desktop: 10%
    • Tablet + Phone: 30%
  • Module Alignment: Center

divider settings col3

Preview

Let’s take a look again at the finished design of the polaroid hero section across different screen sizes.

Desktop

desktop preview polaroid hero

Mobile

mobile preview polaroid hero

It’s a Wrap!

In this post, we showed you how to recreate a polaroid hero section using Divi’s transform options. This is a great way to showcase multiple images in your page’s hero section. We hope this design will inspire your own creative hero section designs! If you have any questions, make sure you leave a comment in the comment section below.

The post Creating a Polaroid Hero Section with Divi’s Transform Options appeared first on Elegant Themes Blog.

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