Navigation Design

Principles for how to facilitate effective navigation across the product

We value a clear flat hierarchy

We achieve this by:

We value language that works

We achieve this by:

  • Considering how our users may interpret our labels
  • Applying consistent conceptual conventions
  • Not using internal language or jargon

We value validation with customers

We achieve this by

  • Backing our navigation choices with user research and testing
  • Ensuring that decisions for 20% aren’t at odds with the 80% e.g. how our core deploy customers use octopus deploy remains unaffected