Helix Gallery

Purpose

Use for a very short art-directed sequence whose media can be arranged along a shallow helix.

Use when

• A portfolio or campaign has three to nine recognizable media items.
• The selected item can be understood without exploring the whole 3D scene.

Avoid when

• Users need to scan dozens of records or compare values.
• The helix is merely decorative spinning.

Interaction

Selection, focus and previous/next controls move through the finite sequence. Touch swipe is optional acceleration; metadata stays attached to every item.

Reduced motion and performance

Flatten to a linear stack and remove opacity staging under reduced motion. Use CSS 3D transforms, do not preload a giant image sequence, and keep the item cap low.