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List menu / drill down navigation display content of menu in a list. Usually the list menu contain an icon or image, a title and sometimes with the additional description as well. List menu / drill down navigation can be extremely useful and user-friendly, when your app contain large amount of content that organized in list over multiple levels.

The Pros of Using List / Drill Down Menu

• Provide user-friendly navigation that arrange according to alphabetical order, priority or group.
• Provide detailed content to your user.
• Ensure the accuracy of content that provided to your user through drill-down process.

The Cons of Using List / Drill Down Menu

• Your user might lose his patience.
• Your user might get lost if there is too may levels of content.

Best Practice

• Keep the depth of your list menu content within 3 levels.
• Include easy understand icon / image in your list menu.
• Include additional description / info in your list menu.
• Always test and rearrange the list menu before release it to marketplace.

Example of Using List / Drill Down Menu

Foursquare

Reeder

Tune In

Mobileme Gallery

Delibar

Curling.ca

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