30 Web Designs Featuring Pop Out Navigation Menus

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Once upon a time navigation menus were constantly anchored in place along the top or side of a web design, but nowadays as Javascript and CSS animations are becoming more popular, we’re starting to see different navigation UI approaches when it comes to directing your users to where they want to go.

The “hamburger” icon has become the recognized metaphor for the menu, which allows designers to hide away their links until they’re needed.

Today’s post features 30 modern website designs which make use of pop out navigation menus. These sites cleverly bring the menu into view using slide-in or overlay effects.

Clicking on the menu icon reveals the side menu and the content disappear when the menu is closed. There are smooth transitions involved in this process.

Sampedro

This website design has a hero image placed on the header section paired with a hidden navigation makes the user navigation more intuitive and easier.

We are Empire

We are Empire website has a minimalist design with a hidden navigation marked by a hamburger icon in the top right corner.

Brand Junkie

The navicon for the menu blends perfectly with the environment in this website. It may be difficult to spot right on, but it’s positioned in an intuitive place, the top right corner of the page.

This menu has a smooth transition effect for the menu, plus some subtle colored hover effects for the links.

Camp David Film

This website has two navigation systems, one on the top header, and another partly hidden in the top right corner of the page. The secondary navigation can be triggered with a click.

The simple design of the menu goes well with the site. Clicking the hamburger icon opens up a fullscreen, dark overlay menu with white links.

Michael Villeneuve

This is a more simplistic design for a hidden menu. It blends perfectly with the rest of the site and offers a unique user experience.

The white font color creates a nice contrast against the pink background, and the font is just big enough.

La Ligne Rouge

This top menu opens while hovering on the navicon at the top center of the page. It also pairs nicely with smooth menu transitions and hover effects.

Xander

To find this website’s primary navigation you will have to click the navigation icon in the top right corner of the page. A fullscreen, overlay menu will appear.

This fullscreen menu blends well with the overall design of the website. The subtle hover effect of the menu items adds some extra points to the user experience.

Clicking the menu icon reveals the big, dark, overlay menu that covers the entire website.

Being hidden initially, hovering over the menu icon reveals the full menu in a unique, interesting layout with icons for each section/page.

Tannbach

This website’s design is marked by some dynamic navigation elements which are triggered when instinctively hovering on the top of the page for finding the menu.

Cofa Media

Cofa Media website has a navigation system based on a hamburger button that subtly uncovers the main navigation of the site while covering the whole screen.

White Boards

The menu icon is non-intrusive and very subtly positioned in the top right corner of this website. Click it to see how it uncovers the primary navigation.

Demodern

Demodern has a distinctive navicon that contrasts the website design. Clicking it uncovers a geometric menu design with subtle hover effects for the links.