10 Creative And Uniquely Designed Navigation Menus
A well-designed navigation bar leaves a good impression on first-time visitors. Here’s a list of navigation menu designs that would make you go “why didn’t I think of that?”
Small Stone Recordings – Here’s a perfect example of incorporating your site’s theme with the design. This immediately gives your site’s visitors an idea of what your site and business is all about.
Loodo – Now here’s a design that would appeal to anyone who enjoys playing traditional board games.
Fantasy Cartography – Talk about creating a site map! Here’s a very original approach in navigation menu design by Robin C. Kuprella. The areas of the site are linked directly on the home page map. Clicking on a link will change the content in the central content box.
Genes Sausage Shop – Here’s another good example of incorporating the site’s theme into the navigation menu design.
NickAd – This one may seem against every design principle of an effective navigation menu but it gets points for creativity and innovation. As one review site puts it, it’s “probably not the most practical menu available but certainly one of the coolest.” I agree; a first-time visitor may be caught off-guard by the seemingly unintuitive design but trust me, it will wow you.
CL Designz – The main navigation menu at the top of the page may not look like much but you will surely love and appreciate its secondary menu located on the right side. It is unique, fun and definitely practical.
Manic Design – This one’s definitely one of my favorites on this list. It is nicely positioned on the left and all of the options are always visible, animated, and best of all, responsive!
C & C Coffee – There’s just something visually pleasing and amusing about its fun Flash-based menu as it playfully dangles links from the top of the page.
Alexarts – True to its nature, this graphic arts site uses menu items that appeal to modern aesthetics that are also fun to interact with.
Tennessee Trains & Byways – Don’t let the discreet menu at the top of the page fool you — Tennessee Trains & Byways is in contention for the largest dropdown menu in the world. It manages to combine old-world elements with modern design, resulting in a charming and highly interactive menu and page layout.
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