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Navigation Design - Best Practices

Navigation design can make or break usability in a web application. Navigation is the primary way users move around or navigate in an app, and it is critical to be as intuitive and user-friendly as possible. When designing web applications in Vinyl, our best practice is to use either Top or Side navigation. These are the regions a user expects to find navigation. It is up to the developer to choose the best navigation design option for an app.

See the guidelines below to understand whether Top or Side navigation should be used for a given web app.

Guidelines for Selecting Top vs. Side Navigation

Guidelines for selecting Top vs. Side Navigation

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