The home page is some of the most valuable real estate on a web site. For many web sites it is still the primary point of entry for the majority of visitors.

Consequently, web site owners want to cram as much enticing content on to the home page in order to attract visitors into the site.

Because of this, the carousel has become a very popular way to showcase multiple pieces of featured content within a fixed promotional area.

Epicurious has a typical home page carousel

I thought it would be interesting to showcase a variety of home page carousel designs to see what common themes emerged and also what different approaches designers took.

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