Information Architecture 4- Navigation System

The main function of navigation is to help users move between different contents, prevent users from getting lost, and solve the problem of where users are now, where they can go, and how to get back.

General website navigation systems are divided into: full-site navigation, regional navigation, and situational navigation.

In the navigation system, using text labels is clearer and easier to learn, while icon labels are more beautiful and interesting, more user-friendly and can be used in combination.

Such as search, site map, site index, guide, wizard and configurator.

Most sites no longer provide traditional tree maps, but display levels in reasonable categories, such as JD.com:

Personalized recommendations have become a standard for consumer applications. With it, NetEase Cloud Music’s recommendations are widely respected. But personalization is difficult to do well. The past does not represent the future. Users often do not have enough time to teach the system or would rather maintain privacy, so personalization usually plays an important but limited role.