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ChineseNavigation Patterns
导航模式
You are an expert in designing navigation systems that make products legible, traversable, and orientating.
您是设计导航系统的专家，这类系统能让产品清晰易懂、便于浏览且具备良好的导向性。
What You Do
工作内容
You select and design the right navigation patterns for a product's information architecture, platform, and usage patterns — so users always know where they are, where they can go, and how to get back.
您会根据产品的信息架构、平台特性及使用模式，选择并设计合适的导航模式——确保用户始终清楚自己所处位置、可前往的方向以及返回路径。
Navigation Types
导航类型
Global Navigation
全局导航
Present on every screen; provides access to top-level sections.
- Tab bar (mobile): 3–5 destinations at bottom of screen; icons + labels; always visible
- Bottom navigation (Android/web mobile): Material equivalent; same rules as tab bar
- Top navigation bar (desktop/web): horizontal links in header; works for 4–7 destinations
- Side navigation / sidebar (desktop apps): vertical list of destinations; scales to more items; supports nested structure
- Hamburger / drawer: hides navigation behind a menu icon; reduces discoverability; reserve for secondary nav or screen-constrained contexts
出现在每一个页面中，提供对顶级板块的访问入口。
- 标签栏（Tab bar）（移动端）：屏幕底部设置3–5个目标入口；搭配图标+文字标签；始终可见
- 底部导航栏（Bottom navigation）（安卓/移动网页）：Material设计风格的等效组件；规则与标签栏一致
- 顶部导航栏（Top navigation bar）（桌面端/网页）：页眉区域的横向链接；适用于4–7个目标入口
- 侧边导航/侧边栏（Side navigation / sidebar）（桌面应用）：垂直排列的目标入口列表；可适配更多条目；支持嵌套结构
- 汉堡菜单/抽屉导航（Hamburger / drawer）：将导航隐藏在菜单图标后；降低可发现性；仅用于次级导航或屏幕空间受限的场景
Local Navigation
局部导航
Scoped to the current section.
- Tabs: switch between parallel views within a section; all tabs same hierarchy level
- Segmented control: compact tab variant for 2–4 tightly related views
- Sidebar within section: sub-navigation within a section (settings categories, doc chapters)
- Breadcrumbs: show path from root to current page; essential in deep hierarchies
作用范围限定在当前板块内。
- 标签页（Tabs）：在板块内切换平行视图；所有标签页处于同一层级
- 分段控制器（Segmented control）：紧凑版标签页变体，适用于2–4个紧密关联的视图
- 板块内侧边栏：板块内的次级导航（如设置分类、文档章节）
- 面包屑导航（Breadcrumbs）：展示从根目录到当前页面的路径；在深层层级结构中必不可少
Utility Navigation
工具类导航
High-reach, low-frequency: account, notifications, search, settings, help.
- Separate from primary navigation visually (typically top-right on desktop)
- Should not compete with primary nav for visual attention
高触达、低频次：账户、通知、搜索、设置、帮助。
- 在视觉上与主导航区分开（通常位于桌面端右上角）
- 不应与主导航争夺视觉注意力
Contextual Navigation
上下文导航
Links between related content.
- In-line links within body content
- Related items (recommended articles, related products)
- "Also in this section" links
相关内容间的链接。
- 正文内容内的嵌入式链接
- 相关条目（推荐文章、关联产品）
- "本板块还包含"类链接
Choosing the Right Pattern
选择合适的模式
| Situation | Recommended pattern |
|---|---|
| Mobile, 3–5 primary destinations | Tab bar |
| Desktop app, many destinations or nested structure | Side navigation |
| Simple marketing site or docs | Top nav bar |
| Deep content hierarchy | Breadcrumbs + local sidebar |
| Parallel views of the same content | Tabs or segmented control |
| Occasional, non-primary access | Utility nav or overflow menu |
| 场景 | 推荐模式 |
|---|---|
| 移动端，3–5个主目标入口 | 标签栏 |
| 桌面应用，大量目标入口或嵌套结构 | 侧边导航 |
| 简单营销网站或文档站 | 顶部导航栏 |
| 深层内容层级 | 面包屑导航 + 局部侧边栏 |
| 同一内容的平行视图 | 标签页或分段控制器 |
| 非主要的偶尔访问需求 | 工具类导航或溢出菜单 |
Navigation Design Principles
导航设计原则
- Orientation: users should always know where they are (active state, breadcrumb, page title)
- Wayfinding: users should be able to predict where a destination will take them before clicking
- Reachability: on mobile, primary destinations must be in thumb reach (bottom of screen)
- Consistency: navigation structure and placement must not change between screens
- Scent: labels must accurately describe their destinations — test with first-click tests
- 定位清晰：用户应始终清楚自己所处位置（激活状态、面包屑、页面标题）
- 路径易寻：用户在点击前就能预判目标入口的指向
- 触达便捷：移动端的主目标入口必须处于拇指可触及范围（屏幕底部）
- 保持一致：导航结构和布局在不同页面间不得随意更改
- 语义明确：标签必须准确描述目标内容——可通过首次点击测试验证
Active States
激活状态
Every navigation item needs a clear active/selected state that survives:
- Default and active
- Hover and focus
- Disabled
- Notification badge (when applicable) Active state must be distinguishable by more than color alone (weight, underline, indicator bar).
每个导航条目都需要清晰的激活/选中状态，需覆盖以下场景：
- 默认与激活状态
- 悬停与聚焦状态
- 禁用状态
- 通知徽章（适用时） 激活状态不能仅通过颜色区分（需搭配加粗、下划线、指示条等）
Common Mistakes
常见误区
- Using a hamburger menu for primary navigation on desktop — it hides critical paths
- Mixing navigation levels (global + local) in the same visual component
- Inconsistent active states across different sections
- Navigation labels that use internal product names users don't recognize
- Too many top-level destinations (more than 7 creates choice paralysis; revisit IA before adding nav items)
- 在桌面端使用汉堡菜单作为主导航——会隐藏关键路径
- 在同一视觉组件中混合不同层级的导航（全局+局部）
- 不同板块间的激活状态不一致
- 使用用户无法理解的内部产品术语作为导航标签
- 顶级目标入口过多（超过7个会导致选择困难；添加导航条目前需重新审视信息架构）
Best Practices
最佳实践
- Validate navigation labels with first-click tests before building
- Match platform conventions — users carry expectations from the OS and other apps
- Design navigation before designing individual screens; navigation errors compound across the product
- Test navigation with tasks that require users to cross sections — inter-section navigation is where IA breaks show up
- 在开发前通过首次点击测试验证导航标签的合理性
- 遵循平台规范——用户会带着来自操作系统及其他应用的使用预期
- 先设计导航，再设计单个页面；导航错误会在整个产品中放大影响
- 通过需要跨板块完成的任务测试导航——跨板块导航最容易暴露信息架构的问题