Articles about Web Design
Here we are posting a series of informative articles about websites - how to get one, what is involved, how much does it cost, what are the options, and more. As well, we'll share what we know about email, web browsers and the internet.
A word about menus and pages |
| Dec 13 2007 at 3:40 AM |
A WORD ABOUT MENUS AND PAGES
Some webpages are designed with a menu that can tolerate lots of pages, the kind that grows downward for example, as it gets bigger. The menu on whistlerglass.com for example is this kind of menu. The client is able to add as many pages as he wants and it doesn’t interfere with his overall design.
Other webpages are designed with a more rigid menu. Sometimes a client will insist they only want 4 or 5 pages and so the designer can be a little more creative with her design knowing exactly what the menu will contain. A sample of this kind of design can be found on untilwemeetagain.ca (designed by Blink Design, implemented by Goodwin Studios). You can see with this page how the menu has been fully incorporated into the design. There is no room for more menu items.
Sometimes the main menu will be rigid in this fashion, but there is provision for unlimited sub-menus. An example of this can be seen on squamishmassage.com where the main menu items are across the top, but if you click on Therapists you'll see sub menu items listed under the left picture - this menu can grow downwards.
When you are originally working with your designer, you will work together to determine what you expect from your website and whether you will be wanting to add a lot of pages or some or none at all.
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