(Shelly Cashman Series) Gary B. Shelly, H. Albert Napier, Ollie N. Rivers-Web design_ introductory concepts and techniques -Cengage Learning (2008)

Step 6: Specify the Site’s Navigation System 119
No matter which of these navigation elements you choose to include at your site,
basic design rules still apply. Navigation elements should be used consistently across all
pages at your site. Also, navigation element colors should follow the site’s overall color
scheme to maintain visual identity. Finally, the text for a menu, button, or tab link should
clearly indicate its target page.
pop-out
menu
@SOURCE
Navigation and
Usability
For more information
about navigation and
usability, visit the Web
Design Chapter 4
Online Companion page
(scsite.com/web3e/ch4/)
and then click Navigation
and Usability in the
@Source links.
drop-down
menu
navigation
menu
Figure 4-19 A navigation menu is a list of related links; some menu links also display pop-out or
drop-down menus of additional ditional links.
navigation bar
navigation bar button with
drop-down menu
Figure 4-20 A navigation bar uses graphic buttons to present links; some navigation bar buttons also
display drop-down menus of additional links.