Original Home Page Menu
The originality of the site menu boils down to integration into the overall design and added dynamism: special effects, pop-up submenus ...
You can even create a menu in Flash if the site has a playful audience, and graphic effects annoy those who search for answers on the Internet ...
Static menus
Simple links to the site's folders and files, they are better suited for documentary content and blogs that can improve access with a tag cloud on the home page, a list of recent tickets, etc.
Dynamic menus
In JavaScript, these are drop-down menus that appear when the mouse clicks an icon. Useful when there are many directories on the site.
Links are not taken into account by search engines, which is not inconvenient if they exist elsewhere or the site has a registered site map.
Flash menu
Very impressive, dynamic and normally aesthetic, they make a favorable impression on the site.
But they have a disadvantage of slow boot with intrusive code, incompatibility with some computers.
In addition, Flash is not very compatible with mobile devices, which now account for a significant part of visits.
10 examples of original menus
Apple.com |
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Porsche.com |
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Acko.net |
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DFW-UPA.org |
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Happycog.com |
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Creasenso.fr |
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Duartepires.com |
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Gloobs.com |
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Notforgottenmovie.com |
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Smallstone.com |
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However, all these beautiful menus have one drawback: their aesthetics are completely ignored by search engines! Design does not replace text content and it is no coincidence that the most impressive achievements are found on design sites ...
See also Cover Flow, the Apple menu used.