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30 Great Examples Of Drop-Down And Sliding Menus

July 29, 2009 by Jon 38 Comments

While building a site for a client, I had to figure out the best way to display additional navigation in a horizontal menu (and not make it look like it’s 1999 again), so I went ahead and started looking for some inspiration. I’ve found many sites that had drop-down and sliding menus and I thought you’d be interested in my findings.

Please let me know what you think in the comment section. Know of any really cool drop-down and sliding menus that I missed? Share it with the rest of us!

Carreras Con Futuro ↓

Carreras Con Futuro

Apple Reviews ↓

Apple Reviews

Archer Group ↓

Archer Group

Energy Cell ↓

Energy Cell

Artkasa ↓

Artkasa

Bnet ↓

Bnet

BuySellAds ↓

BuySellAds

Ink’d ↓

Ink'd

Daily RT ↓

Daily RT

Designers Couch ↓

Designers Couch

Design Slurp ↓

Design Slurp

Behance Network ↓

Behance Network

EctoMachine ↓

EctoMachine

Exposition Universelle Des Vins & Spiritueux ↓

Exposition Universelle Des Vins & Spiritueux

Explovent ↓

Explovent

Hungry For Change – Food Inc. Movie ↓

Hungry For Change - Food Inc. Movie

Fuel Your Creativity ↓

Fuel Your Creativity

Freelance Switch ↓

Freelance Switch

Ipix Solutions ↓

Ipix Solutions

Koodoz Design ↓

Koodoz Design

Monash Carpet Services ↓

Monash Carpet Services

Mac Appstorm ↓

Mac Appstorm

Media Temple ↓

Media Temple

Website Temple ↓

Website Temple

Nest Living ↓

Nest Living

Peachpit ↓

Peachpit

Theme Shaper ↓

Theme Shaper

Threadless ↓

Threadless

Vimeo ↓

Vimeo

Washington State Leadership Academy ↓

Washington State Leadership Academy

Your Turn To Talk

So, did I miss any real cool drop-down menus? Please share your findings with the rest of us by leaving a comment below! :)

Filed Under: Design, Inspirational, Showcase

Comments

  1. Will D. White says

    July 29, 2009 at 1:48 pm

    What a great list! Bookmarked under inspiration and css. Can’t wait to dig up the technique these folks used and use them myself.

  2. Mhaddy says

    July 29, 2009 at 2:39 pm

    Nice compilation, thanks! Complementing this list with the particular script(s) or similar script(s) used in your examples would be a helpful addition.

  3. Jens Törnell says

    July 29, 2009 at 3:44 pm

    Drop down menus are really annoying. I think drop down menus always are a bad thing. I prefer tabs instead.

  4. Adelle Charles says

    July 29, 2009 at 6:26 pm

    Hi Jon! Thanks for including Fuel Your Creativity in your examples. It’s a fabulous list, one I have bookmarked for further review. Will take some time for me to visit each one :)

  5. Abounding Media says

    July 29, 2009 at 7:11 pm

    The Archer Group dropdowns are terrific. They’ve made the menus a content area instead of a simple list. Great way to make the most of a space!

  6. Derek Tan says

    July 30, 2009 at 12:44 am

    Great list, definitely inspiring for my next web design project!

  7. mb says

    July 30, 2009 at 4:25 am

    Nice collection, this will be a handy resource for my next project.

  8. Emko says

    July 30, 2009 at 5:30 am

    Check out the Philips menu. They really nailed it with this one. Easy navigation for a huge site and add experience in the same panel. Impressive and inspiring. -> http://www.usa.philips.com/index.page

  9. Gregor Spowart says

    July 30, 2009 at 5:36 am

    Brilliant. We’re working on our new agency site and one of the things I made a fuss about was the navigation and drop down menus. I’m delighted with what we’ve come up with (not yet launched) but looking at the list here, there are lots of other brilliant designs there.

    Thanks for all the inspiration you provide on this site.

  10. Sam Wilson says

    July 30, 2009 at 9:11 am

    Drop downs are often overlooked, it’s nice to shine light on great examples.

  11. Brian Thomas says

    July 30, 2009 at 10:04 am

    I really like this one:
    http://www.logosdirectonline.com/

  12. Edgar Leijs says

    July 30, 2009 at 11:04 am

    Yep, this is a good inspirational list… Dropdowns are really advancing right now!

  13. BebopDesigner says

    July 30, 2009 at 11:25 am

    Brilliant collection! Making top menus without going retro can be really tricky… These guys have done a wonderful job here. Anyways, I’ve seen some Joomla templates that can give you hand on this, plus you can always give them a bit of twist with CSS. Thanks for sharing!

  14. Lynn says

    July 30, 2009 at 3:30 pm

    I really liked the dropdown nav on Preation’s website.

    http://www.preation.com/

    It gives indicator arrow that let me know that they have dropdowns beneath them. Also loving the transparency and shadows without Javascript.

  15. zatstyles says

    July 31, 2009 at 3:36 am

    Nice post, this will be a handy resource for my next project.

  16. Flak says

    July 31, 2009 at 9:22 am

    mtv.com should be on this list, they were the first to put nested submenu

  17. Luci says

    July 31, 2009 at 12:30 pm

    Wow, an amazing list you’ve built up here! I love ink’d, how did they do that? Looks like a JQuery? I always have the problem that dropdowns inevitably clash with flash, has anybody else encountered this problem?

  18. Kate says

    August 3, 2009 at 9:48 am

    Great examples — love Vimeo’s. Adding > http://www.thebump.com

  19. Webdesigner says

    August 4, 2009 at 7:03 am

    I think dropdowns (if they work within all browsers without the use of javascript) are a very good thing to keep the navigation slim and clean.

  20. Tony Johnson says

    August 5, 2009 at 11:01 pm

    Thanks so much for including the site I did for the Washington State Leadership Academy. I’m humbled to be in such great company!

  21. qbiel says

    December 18, 2009 at 9:16 am

    thanks man u give me more inspiration

  22. Dalv says

    September 20, 2010 at 5:54 am

    Very helpful menus collection. Bookmarked ;)

  23. Apparel Artiles says

    July 8, 2011 at 8:28 am

    Excellent stuff from you, man I’ve read your things before and you are just too awesome. I adore what you have got right here. You make it entertaining and you still manage to keep it smart. This is truly a great blog thanks for sharing…

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