Projects/Usability/HIG/Layout/NavigationPatterns

Purpose

Navigation Patterns are determined by the information structure of the application content (flat, 2-deep, 3-deep, n-deep). Navigation patterns can be combined with command patterns to design the complete layout for your application.

Guidelines

Patterns for a flat information structure

Examples

Playlist (songs, videos), Slideshow, Presentation (slides), Document list, Document pages, Contacts (contacts), Web browser (tabs, sites visited, bookmarks), Chat history (each message), Driving directions (step-by-step), Image editor, Installer