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Don’t Miss/Don’t Bother | IBM.com’s Mega-menu Launch

By Marty Gruhn · Comments (1)
Wednesday, June 8th, 2011

IBM.com's Home Page Mega-menu 2011In this Don’t Miss/Don’t Bother we take IBM.com’s new mega-menu for a spin (or two).

Fair warning, this post is long!

IBM.com has launched revised home and solutions pages that feature the next major piece in its evolution: a new take on mega-menus. Not surprisingly, IBM.com has put its own spin on what is fast becoming an industry norm. In this Don’t Miss/Don’t Bother we weigh in on the pros and cons of IBM.com’s latest design. Read More→

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Categories : Design, Navigation, POV (point of view), Usability, Website Launches
Tags : cisco.com, Design, ibm.com, juniper.net, mega-menu, Navigation, Usability, website design

Cisco.com’s Support mega-menu raises the bar—again

By Kenna Dian · Comments (3)
Wednesday, June 8th, 2011

How Cisco.com’s mega-menu merges form with function to deliver a best practice experience

Cisco.com Support Mega-Menu 2011When Cisco.com launched its mega-menu last year it set the best practice bar—and it was high. The mega-menu provided greater access into a large (and sometimes unwieldy) site. Its design was easy to scan and use. And, it was also attractive—which is no small feat in a small space. In the siteIQ blog Cisco launches drop down mega menus & fat footers, we applauded the design and architecture of its Product and Services menu. This post welcomes the Support menu into the best practice fold. Read More→

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Categories : Design, Navigation, Search, Support, Usability, Website Launches
Tags : best practice, cisco.com, Home Page, ibm.com, mega-menu, Navigation, Usability

Mega and Fat Become the Fashions of the Day

By Marty Gruhn · Comments (4)
Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

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Five Websites are setting the pace

It’s interesting how something starts to hit a tipping point on the IT Web. Mega-menus are one of these designs – and fat footers aren’t far behind them.

In the mega-menu race, there are two main strategies in play, and some good and best practices worth considering.

On the strategy side, we have two basic approaches in evidence these days: mega-menus targeted at straight navigation – and those that add product marketing, corporate marketing and call to action dimensions.  In every case, there are great examples of both approaches on the IT Web.  Here’s some places to start: Read More→

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Categories : Design, Navigation, Usability, Web 2.0
Tags : brocade.com, dell.com, Design, emc.com, fat footer, hp.com, insight.com, juniper.net, mega-menu, microsoft.com, Navigation, newegg.com, novell.com, Usability, Web 2.0
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