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Collage Hero: maximalist web design example

A free, animated collage hero for magazines and fashion, cut-and-paste editorial style. Every colour, text and motion setting is a runtime input.

Updated October 2026

About the Collage Hero

The Collage Hero is a collage hero with a cut-and-paste editorial look, made for magazines and fashion. It animates torn paper slabs on three parallax layers, a spinning starburst and a live scribble, and a tap reshuffles the collage. It also has keyframes you can edit in the ExodeUI timeline: an entrance and an ambient float.

Runtime inputs for the Collage Hero

These 23 inputs, plus the replay and tap triggers, can be set from the customizer above, from the ExodeUI studio, or from your code while the element runs.

InputWhat it changesType
headlineHeadlineText
kickerKickerText
paperColorPaperColour
colorAColour 1Colour
colorBColour 2Colour
colorCColour 3Colour
colorDColour 4Colour
inkColorInkColour
depthLayer parallaxNumber
radiusCorner radiusNumber
liftHover liftNumber
interactiveMouse interactionOn/off
tiltHover tilt (deg, 0 = off)Number
pressPress squishNumber
floatExtra idle float (px)Number
speedAnimation speedNumber
introEntrance animationOn/off
introStyleExtra entrance styleChoice
introDurationEntrance duration (s)Number
colorTweenColour change fade (s)Number
pageModePage backgroundChoice
pageTopPage colourColour
pageBottomPage gradient endColour

Add the Collage Hero to React or Next.js

  1. Open an element above and set its text, colours and motion, or keep the defaults.
  2. Download the .bexode file (or the customized .exode) and put it in your public folder.
  3. Install the runtime with npm i exodeui.
  4. Render it with ExodeUICanvas and pass your text, numbers and colours as inputs.
import { ExodeUICanvas } from 'exodeui';

export function CollageHeroSection({ data }) {
  return (
    <ExodeUICanvas
      src="/ui-trends/files/maximalism/01-collage-hero.bexode"
      autoPlay
      style={{ width: 600, height: 400 }}
      inputs={{
        headline: data.headline,
        kicker: data.kicker,
        // every colour is an input too, for example a brand accent
        ...data.theme
      }}
    />
  );
}

Frequently asked questions

Is the Collage Hero element free?
Yes. You can preview it, customize it and download the .exode and .bexode files without paying. ExodeUI also has a free Community plan for editing it in the studio.
What does the Collage Hero do when tapped?
It reshuffles the collage. You can fire the same action from code with the tap input, and replay the entrance with the replay input.
Can I change the colours and text of the Collage Hero?
Yes. All 8 colours and every label are runtime inputs. Set them in the customizer above or pass them from your code; colour changes cross-fade.
Does it have keyframes I can edit?
Yes. The file has a keyframed entrance and an ambient float on the timeline, which you can edit in the ExodeUI Animate tab. Its own motion and interaction stay live and follow the speed input.
Does it work outside React?
The same file works with the other ExodeUI runtimes, including Vue, Svelte, Angular, Solid, React Native, SwiftUI and Flutter.