There are various types of web design approaches around the concept of web navigation. In general, they can be roughly grouped into 5 distinct categories. Here are the following:

1. designer philosophy – The fact is that designers are very creative and let their creativity run subjectively. A website is built from a personal vision of the world and the designer. The focus of the designer’s philosophy can be found in art to some extent. Generally, the end result can be admired or hated by others. This design is basically driven by personal interest and sometimes business objectives are overlooked. For websites that handle a lot of content or complexity, this could be difficult. Most of the time they end up failing.

2. business design – Business design is one of the most common types of design that can be found on the web. When you use this approach, you’ll notice that the website is designed around two main ideas and these are: the need to please the boss and the need to involve everyone in your company. Because of this, it could increase the efficiency of website updates because each department is responsible for its own part of the website. Unfortunately, website users end up getting lost, confused, and leaving the site faster than they entered it.

3. content-focused-Like business design, this approach also has a problem and this is the content. A content-focused site has content that is grouped in various ways. In the end, nothing can be found. Keep in mind that when building a website, the type of content available should not be the only way to determine navigation priorities.

4. A design driven by technology – This is the most widely used layout. It is driven by the goal of reducing costs. The main focus of this design is to implement and get to a final product quickly. Your navigation system is driven by the easiest way to implement a solution.

These ready-made solutions are available at a relatively low price, even for free. They are designed to fit the general needs of visitors. And this usually means serving a particular need poorly.

When we talk about the end result, it is often difficult to use or understand. In the long run, this is not profitable because the savings gained in the development process are offset by the opportunities lost once the site is live.

5. Design based on the user experience

This is sometimes called UXP or UCD. UCD stands for User Centered Design. This is widely recommended because it puts the users at the center. It takes into account the user experience. As the number of companies realizing the potential of this design increases, the more popular this design becomes. An example of this is Squidoo.