How to design website navigation
Source: Shangpin China |
Type: website encyclopedia |
Date: July 22, 2012
Navigation is the highlight of product design, Web Website Design The design of Mobile is more about how to hide the operation ingeniously. But this concealment is actually for the highlighting of core functions. Navigation is the product design of LPS, the Web design is in considering how to show the user will operation, and the design of the Mobile more of the time is considered how operation clever is hidden. But this is actually the core functions in order to hide the outstanding.
IOS navigation modes are basically based on some modes of the iOS system itself. With the continuous emergence of new iOS products, new navigation modes are also updated. Here, let's talk about the "drawer" navigation mode. IOS navigation mode is based on the basic of iOS system itself some mode, with iOS new product appear constantly, the new navigation way also will update. Here, said the "upper" navigation way.
Of course, the drawer navigation is the name given by the author to this navigation method. As for the scientific name, I don't know. This navigation mode usually hides the navigation subject at the side of the app. It calls out navigation with one button, and hides it with the same button after use. As soon as he pulls and shrinks, he is similar to a drawer in image, so he is called this way. And, of course, is the author of the upper navigation to the navigation way the name, as to learn what name, small make up also don't know. The navigation mode general use of the main body hidden in the app will navigation on the way to a button to exhale navigation, in use by using the same after completion of the button is hidden. Pull a shrink, from image and drawer similar, so they call him that.
According to incomplete textual research, this navigation method started from Facebook. In the earliest Facebook App, the relatively conservative nine grid navigation method has been used. With the development of FB, this heavy navigation method will lead to the display of users' Timeline being greatly weakened, although FB has also tried to directly enter Timeline instead of this nine grid navigation when users enter the App. According to incomplete research, the navigation way begins with Facebook. In the first Facebook App, has been adopted more conservative JiuGongGe navigation systems, along with the development of the FB, this heavy navigation way can lead to users of the display of the Timeline is greatly overshadowed, although FB also tried in the App users to directly into the Timeline and not the JiuGongGe navigation.
However, this optimization is obviously not good enough. So, around November 2011, FB released new iOS and Android clients. One of the important changes was the change of navigation mode, which introduced new drawer navigation and strengthened the display of Timeline. But, obviously this optimization still isn't good enough. Then, in November 2011 or so, FB issued new iOS and android client, one of the important change is the change of pattern of navigation, released new drawer navigation, it also strengthens the Timeline for the show.
Shortly after FB launched this new navigation mode, the iOS version of Gmail also adopted this navigation mode, and then the path 2.0 version also adopted this drawer navigation mode and evolved it to the extreme. So far, this drawer navigation mode has quickly become popular in the design of iOS products. FB launched the new navigation mode soon, Gmail iOS versions of the same this navigation mode, after again path version 2.0 also adopted this drawer navigation and its evolution to the extreme. So far, the drawer navigation model is rapidly change red and iOS product design.
Simple definition of
Generally, the handle of the control drawer appears in the top left corner of the app in the form of a button. After clicking the button, the drawer is pulled out, the button is pulled to the top right corner of the app, and the left area is pulled out (the drawer) to display the navigation content. General control drawer handle appeared in the top left corner of the App, with the form of a button, click on the button was opened after the drawer, button is pulled into the top right-hand corner of the App, the left open area (the drawer) after the show navigation content.
The content of navigation can be a list of conventional Level 2 navigation, or some very useful shortcut portals can be directly included, such as FB search. The specific form is shown in the figure below The content of the navigation is the form of the list can show regular grade 2 navigation, also can use some very fast and operator put directly to come in, such as the FB search. Specific form the following figure
Of course, there are some variants of this drawer, especially Path and Sparrow. Path not only takes the main navigation as a drawer, but also the operation button at the bottom is a variant drawer; Sparrow adds drawer levels. After the first level drawer is opened, another layer of drawer can be opened. This, of course, there are also some variant drawer, at present by the Path and Sparrow is serious. Path will not only capital navigation as a drawer, at the same time, the operation of the bottom button is also a kind of varieties of drawer; And the Sparrow increased by the drawer level, and in a drawer was after open also can continue to open a layer of the drawer.
In addition, for some applications that need message reminders, the appearance of drawers will bring new trouble to the display of messages. Therefore, many drawer navigation displays messages in the Title area in the form of an entrance. Typical examples are Facebook and hotel butler. In addition, for some need to use the application of news remind, drawer presence would give the news show brings new trouble, so, a lot of drawer navigation will show in the Title in the regional news, in the form of a portal to the show. The typical such as Facebook, quick hotel housekeeper.
The core of the drawer navigation ideas
The core idea of drawer navigation is "hiding". Hide non core operations and functions, so that users can focus more on core function operations. In my opinion, hidden thinking is the core of mobile product design. Last week in Geek Park, we shared the topic of how to apply the idea of shrinking, hiding and adding to mobile product design, and the core of this idea is hiding. The core idea of the upper navigation is "hidden". Hidden non-core operations and function, allow the user to focus more on the core function up. People think, hidden thinking is mobile product design is the heart of a thought. Last week, in a guest park share about how to shrink and the application and fu hidden with of thought to do mobile product design topic, and this idea of most core is just hide.
In Facebook, the user's core operation is to read Timline, so all other operations are hidden in the drawer; In Path, the user's core operation is to look at his friend's timeline, so other operations are hidden in the drawer, and UGC operations are essential, so Path also uses a drawer in the lower left corner; In Sparrow, users view new emails more frequently than archive emails, so email types and other operations are hidden in the drawer. At the same time, in order to balance the needs of sending emails, a separate entry is left in the lower right corner; In the butler of the express hotel, the core operation of the user is to find the nearby express hotel through the map, so other operations such as switching cities are hidden in the drawer Facebook, the users of the core operation is reading Timline, so the drawer hide all other operation; The Path, and the user's core operation or see Timeline of friends, so the drawer hide other operation, at the same time, the operation of the UGC and indispensable, therefore Path in the bottom left corner also used a drawer; In the Sparrow, users see the new mail more than view the file frequency mail frequency, so the drawer hide mail type operation, at the same time, in order to balance the needs of E-mail, alone in the lower right corner left a entrance; In the quick hotel tube home, the user's core operation is through the map to find the hotel near fast, so the drawer hidden switch over city, the other operations...
This kind of navigation mode will gradually become popular. The basis for speculation is that with the evolution of mobile product design, more and more product designers begin to realize that only by making the core more prominent can the overall product experience be improved, and only by constantly reducing user interference can the user use efficiency be continuously improved. The navigation way will gradually popular, speculation is based on the evolution of the product design with mobile, more and more product designers started to realize that only let core more outstanding to improve overall product experience, only by continuously reduce the interference can improve efficiency in the use of the user.
The apps that are not suitable for drawer navigation include apps that require users to constantly switch between navigation, apps that don't need too much navigation, or apps whose core function is a pile of portals. And do not suit drawer of navigation App is the need to users to switch between unceasingly in the navigation of the App, don't need to have too much of the navigation App, or core function is a pile of the entrance of the App. This article was published by Beijing Website Construction Company Shangpin China //ihucc.com/
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