3 Creative and Innovative Approaches to Navigation in Mobile Apps

Posted by Afrisa Yeung on Sep 20, 2012 in UI/UX, Uncategorized | 0 comments

1. Side Panel Menu

   
   Source: Android//UI Patterns

   This approach to navigation is a new trend originating from the Facebook app. Upon clicking on an icon, the current page automatically slides to the right, revealing a menu located vertically on the left side. Other apps that now use this approach is Spotify, Evernote, and Google Plus.

2. Expanding Circular Menu

   
   Source: Softonic

   Currently only in the Path mobile app, this menu has an elegant design. It is located where thumbs can easily access it, and upon tap, the animation of menu items expanding outward is not only pleasing to look at, but the red plus sign also rotates to be come a red ‘X’ – immediately informing the user that tapping it again would close the menu.

3. Scroll Bar Information

   
   Source: The Next Web

   Just a neat little feature from Path – while you are scrolling, a small tool-tip hovers beside the scroll bar so that users will know at a glance, where in the timeline they are currently viewing.

References
Lehtimäki, J. (2012, June 10). Emerging UI pattern – Side navigation. Retrieved from http://www.androiduipatterns.com/2012/06/emerging-ui-pattern-side-navigation.html .

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