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Mega Drop-Down Navigation Menus Work Well

Dennis G. Jerz / 26 Jun 2009

Big, two-dimensional drop-down panels group navigation options to eliminate scrolling and use typography, icons, and tooltips to explain the user’s choices. — Jakob Neilsen

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One thought on “Mega Drop-Down Navigation Menus Work Well”

  1. Dennis G. Jerz Dennis G. Jerz says:
    26 Jun 2009 at 4:14 pm

    Upon re-reading that excerpt, I was puzzled by the phrase “panels group navigation options,” since at first glance it looked like a list of nouns, which meant that it wasn’t clear what verb is modified by the infinitive “to eliminate.” Maybe “panels gather navigation options,” or “panels organize navigation options.”

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