{"id":2302,"date":"2010-01-23T16:45:32","date_gmt":"2010-01-23T16:45:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eagrapho.com\/?p=2302"},"modified":"2010-01-23T14:05:15","modified_gmt":"2010-01-23T14:05:15","slug":"30-cutting-edge-examples-of-css-navigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eagrapho.com\/?p=2302","title":{"rendered":"30 Cutting Edge Examples Of CSS Navigation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Navigation\u00a0is one of those things you have to get right in order to provide your users with easy access to your website\u2019s content. Today we\u2019ll take a look at 30 well-designed navigation menus. Some of them use CSS sprites, some use jQuery or another library, and others take advantage of the great properties available in CSS3.<\/p>\n<p>I hope you will \u00a0enjoy this post. Please feel free to chime in by leaving a comment at the end of this post as well!<span id=\"more-4573\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<h2>1. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pixlogix.com\/\">Pixlogix<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pixlogix.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.1stwebdesigner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/css-best-navigation\/pixlogix-css-navigation-inspiring-webdesign.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Pixlogix-css-navigation-inspiring-webdesign\" \/><\/a><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pixlogix.com\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"pixlogix\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pixlogix.com\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>2. <a href=\"http:\/\/rainsongmedia.com\/\">RainSong Media<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/rainsongmedia.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.1stwebdesigner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/css-best-navigation\/rainsong-media-css-navigation-inspiring-webdesign.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Rainsong-media-css-navigation-inspiring-webdesign\" \/><\/a><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/rainsongmedia.com\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>3. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.clockwork.net\/\">Clockwork<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.clockwork.net\/\"><\/a><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.clockwork.net\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.1stwebdesigner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/css-best-navigation\/clockwork-css-navigation-inspiring-webdesign.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Clockwork-css-navigation-inspiring-webdesign\" \/><\/a><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.clockwork.net\/\"><\/a><\/h2>\n<h2>4. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.freestylesport.nl\/\">Freestyle Sport<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.freestylesport.nl\/\"><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a title=\"freestylesport\" href=\"http:\/\/www.freestylesport.nl\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.1stwebdesigner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/css-best-navigation\/freestyle-sport-css-navigation-inspiring-webdesign.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Freestyle-sport-css-navigation-inspiring-webdesign\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>5. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fightforfuture.org.sg\/\">Fight For Future<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fightforfuture.org.sg\/\"><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a title=\"fightforfuture\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fightforfuture.org.sg\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.1stwebdesigner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/css-best-navigation\/fight-future-css-navigation-inspiring-webdesign.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Fight-future-css-navigation-inspiring-webdesign\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>6. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.plugandplaydesign.co.uk\/\">Plug And Play Design<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.plugandplaydesign.co.uk\/\"><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a title=\"plugandplaydesign\" href=\"http:\/\/www.plugandplaydesign.co.uk\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.1stwebdesigner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/css-best-navigation\/plug-play-css-navigation-inspiring-webdesign.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Plug-play-css-navigation-inspiring-webdesign\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>7. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zaplee.com\/\">Zaplee<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zaplee.com\/\"><\/a><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zaplee.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.1stwebdesigner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/css-best-navigation\/zaplee-css-navigation-inspiring-webdesign.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Zaplee-css-navigation-inspiring-webdesign\" \/><\/a><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zaplee.com\/\"><\/a><\/h2>\n<h2>8. <a href=\"http:\/\/mediatemple.net\/\">Media Temple<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/mediatemple.net\/\"><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a title=\"mediatemple\" href=\"http:\/\/mediatemple.net\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.1stwebdesigner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/css-best-navigation\/media-temple-css-navigation-inspiring-webdesign.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Media-temple-css-navigation-inspiring-webdesign\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>9. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.deportationday.eu\/\">Deportation Day<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.deportationday.eu\/\"><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a title=\"deportationday\" href=\"http:\/\/www.deportationday.eu\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.1stwebdesigner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/css-best-navigation\/deportation-day-css-navigation-inspiring-webdesign.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Deportation-day-css-navigation-inspiring-webdesign\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>10. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.activeconsulting.lu\/\">Active Consulting<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.activeconsulting.lu\/\"><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a title=\"activeconsulting\" href=\"http:\/\/www.activeconsulting.lu\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.1stwebdesigner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/css-best-navigation\/active-consulting-css-navigation-inspiring-webdesign.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Active-consulting-css-navigation-inspiring-webdesign\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>11. <a href=\"http:\/\/arbutusphotography.com\/\">Arbutus Photography<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/arbutusphotography.com\/\"><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a title=\"arbutusphotography\" href=\"http:\/\/arbutusphotography.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.1stwebdesigner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/css-best-navigation\/arbutus-photography-css-navigation-inspiring-webdesign.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Arbutus-photography-css-navigation-inspiring-webdesign\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>12. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickrdesign.com\/\">Flickr Design<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickrdesign.com\/\"><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a title=\"flickrdesign\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickrdesign.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.1stwebdesigner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/css-best-navigation\/flickr-design-css-navigation-inspiring-webdesign.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Flickr-design-css-navigation-inspiring-webdesign\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>13. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.deren.me\/\">Deren<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.deren.me\/\"><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a title=\"deren\" href=\"http:\/\/www.deren.me\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.1stwebdesigner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/css-best-navigation\/deren-css-navigation-inspiring-webdesign.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Deren-css-navigation-inspiring-webdesign\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>14. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lupus.eu\/\">Lupus<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lupus.eu\/\"><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a title=\"lupus\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lupus.eu\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.1stwebdesigner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/css-best-navigation\/lupus-css-navigation-inspiring-webdesign.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Lupus-css-navigation-inspiring-webdesign\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>15. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sohtanaka.com\/\">Soh Takana<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sohtanaka.com\/\"><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a title=\"sohtanaka\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sohtanaka.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.1stwebdesigner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/css-best-navigation\/soh-takana-css-navigation-inspiring-webdesign.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Soh-takana-css-navigation-inspiring-webdesign\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>16. <a href=\"http:\/\/thoughtbot.com\/\">Thoughtbot<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/thoughtbot.com\/\"><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a title=\"thoughtbot\" href=\"http:\/\/thoughtbot.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.1stwebdesigner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/css-best-navigation\/thought-bot-css-navigation-inspiring-webdesign.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Thought-bot-css-navigation-inspiring-webdesign\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>17. <a href=\"http:\/\/abduzeedo.com\/\">Abduzeedo<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/abduzeedo.com\/\"><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a title=\"abduzeedo\" href=\"http:\/\/abduzeedo.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.1stwebdesigner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/css-best-navigation\/abduzeedo-css-navigation-inspiring-webdesign.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Abduzeedo-css-navigation-inspiring-webdesign\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>18. <a href=\"https:\/\/squadedit.com\/\">Squaredit<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/squadedit.com\/\"><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a title=\"squadedit\" href=\"https:\/\/squadedit.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.1stwebdesigner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/css-best-navigation\/squaredit-css-navigation-inspiring-webdesign.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Squaredit-css-navigation-inspiring-webdesign\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>19. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.3point7designs.com\/web-design2.html\/\">3.7 Designs<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.3point7designs.com\/web-design2.html\"><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a title=\"3point7designs\" href=\"http:\/\/www.3point7designs.com\/web-design2.html\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.1stwebdesigner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/css-best-navigation\/37designs-css-navigation-inspiring-webdesign.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"37designs-css-navigation-inspiring-webdesign\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>20. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.evaneckard.com\">Evan Eckard<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.evaneckard.com\/\"><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a title=\"evaneckard\" href=\"http:\/\/www.evaneckard.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.1stwebdesigner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/css-best-navigation\/evan-eckard-css-navigation-inspiring-webdesign.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Evan-eckard-css-navigation-inspiring-webdesign\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>21. <a href=\"http:\/\/pixelresort.com\/\">Pixel Resort<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/pixelresort.com\/\"><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a title=\"pixelresort\" href=\"http:\/\/pixelresort.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.1stwebdesigner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/css-best-navigation\/pixel-resort-css-navigation-inspiring-webdesign.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Pixel-resort-css-navigation-inspiring-webdesign\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>22. <a href=\"http:\/\/lonnroth.info\/\">Lonn Roth<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/lonnroth.info\/\"><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a title=\"lonnroth\" href=\"http:\/\/lonnroth.info\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.1stwebdesigner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/css-best-navigation\/lonn-roth-css-navigation-inspiring-webdesign.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Lonn-roth-css-navigation-inspiring-webdesign\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>23. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.intereactive.net\/\">Interactive<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.intereactive.net\/\"><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a title=\"intereactive\" href=\"http:\/\/www.intereactive.net\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.1stwebdesigner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/css-best-navigation\/interactive-css-navigation-inspiring-webdesign.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Interactive-css-navigation-inspiring-webdesign\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>24. <a href=\"http:\/\/nathanborror.com\/\">Nathan Borror<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/nathanborror.com\/\"><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a title=\"nathanborror\" href=\"http:\/\/nathanborror.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.1stwebdesigner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/css-best-navigation\/nathan-css-navigation-inspiring-webdesign.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Nathan-css-navigation-inspiring-webdesign\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>25. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uxbooth.com\/\">UX Booth<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uxbooth.com\/\"><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a title=\"uxbooth\" href=\"http:\/\/www.uxbooth.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.1stwebdesigner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/css-best-navigation\/ux-booth-css-navigation-inspiring-webdesign.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Ux-booth-css-navigation-inspiring-webdesign\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>26. <a href=\"http:\/\/clearleft.com\/\">Clear Left<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/clearleft.com\/\"><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a title=\"clearleft\" href=\"http:\/\/clearleft.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.1stwebdesigner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/css-best-navigation\/clear-left-css-navigation-inspiring-webdesign.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Clear-left-css-navigation-inspiring-webdesign\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>27. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.realmacsoftware.com\/\">Real Mac Software<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.realmacsoftware.com\/\"><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a title=\"realmacsoftware\" href=\"http:\/\/www.realmacsoftware.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.1stwebdesigner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/css-best-navigation\/mac-software-css-navigation-inspiring-webdesign.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Mac-software-css-navigation-inspiring-webdesign\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>28. <a href=\"http:\/\/mac.appstorm.net\/\">Appstorm<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/mac.appstorm.net\/\"><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a title=\"appstorm\" href=\"http:\/\/mac.appstorm.net\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.1stwebdesigner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/css-best-navigation\/appstorm-css-navigation-inspiring-webdesign.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Appstorm-css-navigation-inspiring-webdesign\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>29. <a href=\"http:\/\/dragoninteractive.com\/\">Dragon Interactive<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/dragoninteractive.com\/\"><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a title=\"dragoninteractive\" href=\"http:\/\/dragoninteractive.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.1stwebdesigner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/css-best-navigation\/dragon-interactive-css-navigation-inspiring-webdesign.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Dragon-interactive-css-navigation-inspiring-webdesign\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>30. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.helmy-bern.cz\/\">Helmy Bern<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.helmy-bern.cz\/\"><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a title=\"helmy-bern\" href=\"http:\/\/www.helmy-bern.cz\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.1stwebdesigner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/css-best-navigation\/helmy-bern-css-navigation-inspiring-webdesign.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Helmy-bern-css-navigation-inspiring-webdesign\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Navigation\u00a0is one of those things you have to get right in order to provide your users with easy access to your website\u2019s content. Today we\u2019ll take a look at 30 well-designed navigation menus. Some of them use CSS sprites, some use jQuery or another library, and others take advantage of the great properties available in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,77,91,70,171,250],"tags":[233,165,153,200,280,157,279,94],"class_list":["post-2302","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","category-inspiration-blog","category-resources-blog","category-web-design-blog","category-web-dev","category-wordpress-blog","tag-beautiful","tag-css","tag-example","tag-fresh","tag-functional","tag-innovative","tag-modern","tag-navigation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eagrapho.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2302","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eagrapho.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eagrapho.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eagrapho.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eagrapho.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2302"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eagrapho.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2302\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2303,"href":"https:\/\/eagrapho.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2302\/revisions\/2303"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eagrapho.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2302"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eagrapho.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2302"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eagrapho.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2302"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}