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Design Navigation Hierarchy

Navigation & IA · navigation, hierarchy

Updated 2026-07-28

Navigation should reflect importance, not organizational structure.
Create levels:

Primary:

Main destinations.

Secondary:

Related areas.

Tertiary:

Detailed actions.

Avoid putting everything at the same level.
Too many equal choices create decision fatigue.
Good navigation tells users:

What matters most.
What belongs together.
Where they should start.

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