3 Small Ways to Make Large Sidebars Scannable
Directing attention with hierarchy
Large sidebar menus can frustrate even the most advanced user. The reason for this is the way designers display the menu items. When they all have the same visual treatment, menu items are hard to scan. If you don't fix this, you can slow users down when they navigate.
The issue arises when you give your menu items an all-text or all-icons treatment. Whe…