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Go to any website and you're guaranteed to find one
thing: a navigation menu. Navigation menus enable visitors to move
from page to page; without them, we would have no way to
conveniently explore websites. Perhaps this is why designers,
information architects, usability researchers and user experience
specialists invest so much time and resources into devising
aesthetically pleasing and user-friendly navigation systems.Website
navigation menus generally come in one of two orientations:
vertical and horizontal. Horizontal navigation menus display items
side by side. Vertical navigation menus stack items on top of each
other. In this post, we highlight some remarkable vertical
navigation menus, for your inspiration.
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