Who this is for: Teams explaining multilevel navigation.
What to prepare
- Complete menu-state sequence
- Actual activation behavior
- Destination screenshot
Copyable creative brief
An authored planning example. Replace illustrative details with your approved product facts and assets.
Plan a 30-second illustrative navigation demo using the actual product menu structure. The example path is Workspace settings, then Notifications, then Review reminders; replace those labels if the supplied interface differs. Start with the full navigation context. Open the first level, hold its selected label, then open the next level through the verified interaction. Keep a breadcrumb or short production path label visible as the hierarchy deepens. Arrive at the Review reminders heading and hold it with the relevant setting visible. Do not change the setting in this navigation-only demo. Exclude unrelated branches and avoid sweeping the cursor across every menu item. Use “Find review reminders” as the task and “You are in Review reminders” at the confirmed destination.
Make it your own
- Menu path
- Use exact labels in their actual order.
- Activation
- Show verified hover, click or keyboard behavior.
- Destination
- Confirm arrival through a real heading or state.
Verify the route
Supply each menu state and the destination. Confirm whether a submenu opens on hover, click or keyboard activation. A familiar menu appearance does not establish its trigger.
Adapt the hierarchy
For a mobile navigation drawer, use its actual back controls and headings. If there is no native breadcrumb, a clearly styled video annotation may describe the route without pretending to be part of the interface.
Fix lost orientation
If the selected parent disappears before the child is understood, hold longer or retain the path label. If the final screen has a different heading, verify the route rather than relabeling the screenshot. Remove accidental setting changes from the task.
Review checklist
- Each hierarchy level is readable.
- The route remains identifiable.
- Navigation is not confused with configuration.