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> Hamburger menus are terrible - I see them as a design copout. I am genuinely interested in why. The only reason I can think of, is that they may me unintuiti
by Hendrikto 6y ago
> Hamburger menus are terrible - I see them as a design copout.
I am genuinely interested in why. The only reason I can think of, is that they may me unintuitive, but I think this is becoming less and less of a problem.
Hamburger menus are an accepted and pervasive design element. That does not means it’s good design, but it means that users are familiar with the concept. Familiarity goes a long way to ensuring good UX.
- madeofpalk 6y agoThere's a lot of "literature" about the shortcomings of hamburger menus and "junk drawer navigation" that come up when i google the topic.
- zdragnar 6y agoJust use the word "menu". The hamburger menu (and its cousin, the three vertical dots) have no analogy to the real world. Sure, it has become more common, but for anyone not already familiar with it, it is utterly useless. You have to be willing to click random things to discover what it does. From personal experience, I had to train both my wife and mother to look for them, neither of whom had the patience otherwise to figure out these cute designs. They may be common at the sites you look at, but that doesnt help people who have only used sites without them, or only used portions of sites accessible without clicking on them. I consider that to be an utter failure.