I think DEXT is an important showcase element. Perhaps it could be more of a "featured" element rather then an element suggested to be part of the navigation hierarchy.
That example indeed was confusing, to me at least:
- The 2D menu is more of a tooltip than a real menu
- The visual seperation between the tabs and the black bar menu suggest they are disconnected but it seems they are not. This makes me wonder why the secondary menu items were not made part of the tab hover, after which you could remove the bar alltogether
- Most confusing to me was the reordering of tabs when you click on them. Quite unexpected behavior if you ask me.
Having said that, the site is simple enough to still find your way, but I would not call it a showcase of solid navigation.
I think DEXT is an important showcase element. Perhaps it could be more of a "featured" element rather then an element suggested to be part of the navigation hierarchy.
That example indeed was confusing, to me at least:
- The 2D menu is more of a tooltip than a real menu
- The visual seperation between the tabs and the black bar menu suggest they are disconnected but it seems they are not. This makes me wonder why the secondary menu items were not made part of the tab hover, after which you could remove the bar alltogether
- Most confusing to me was the reordering of tabs when you click on them. Quite unexpected behavior if you ask me.
Having said that, the site is simple enough to still find your way, but I would not call it a showcase of solid navigation.