Navigating around
· Accordion· Headerless Menu
· Breadcrumbs
· Directory Navigation
· Doormat Navigation
· Double Tab Navigation
· Faceted Navigation
· Fly-out Menu
· Home Link
· Icon Menu
· Main Navigation
· Map Navigator
· Meta Navigation
· Minesweeping
· Panning Navigator
· Overlay Menu
· Repeated Menu
· Retractable Menu
· Scrolling Menu
· Shortcut Box
· Split Navigation
· Teaser Menu
· To-the-top Link
· Trail Menu
· Navigation Tree
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Doormat Navigation
Problem
Users need to be directed to the right section of the websiteSolution
List the main categories with the elements in the center of the home-page
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Use when
You are designing the Homepage of an information rich website. Typically a Corporate Site or an Information Seeking.How
Divide your site into very few main sections. Three or four main sections is preferable because the clean and informative effect of the doormat is otherwise rapidly diminishing. Place the labels of each main section above a list of sub-items of that section. The sub-items must also not be too numerous, typically 4-8 items.Why
The doormat give users a quick and informative overview of the primary choices they need to make. Nothing important is hidden and all options in the doormat are accessible in one click.More Examples
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