The Navigation Design

The Princples of Navigation Design

1. Design for the reader
2. Provide a variety of navigation options
3. Let readers know where they are
4. Let readers know where they've been
5. Let readers know where they are going
6. Provide context
7. Be Consistent
8. Don't surprise or mislead the reader

source from:
http://www.onextrapixel.com/2009/07/03/10-principles-of-navigation-design-and-why-quality-navigation-is-so-critical/








These photos were captured in Pavillion and Farenheit Kuala Lumpur. The directory boards showed the location of shops, toilets, restaurants, lifts and so on inside the shopping mall.

Those directory boards fulfill the principles of navigation design. We can know where we are and where we are going by following the sign boards or directory boards. It is an easy way for people to know about their current location and search for other places.