Web Design Navigation Notes

Cederholm(2008) informs several tips in making more flexible navigation using CSS.

• Imaged based navigation make it impossible for people with poor eyesight to adjust text-size
• An Unordered or definition list list can be used as a markup for text based navigation to organize navigation items
• Those kinds of navigation items can be accessed by a wide range of browsers mobile or desktop
• The text based navigation can be easily modified with out adding or removing images
• Placing background images creatively can add detail to the navigation design without compromising flexibility
• Scalability can attained by using ems for font-size, margins, paddings and etc...

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Reference:

Cederholm, D. (2007). Bulletproof web design, improving flexibility and protecting against worst-case scenarios with xhtml and css. (2nd ed.). Berkeley: New Riders Pub.