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Animated navigation and menu examples

Navigation people enjoy using: indicators that glide, menus that unroll and headers that get out of the way while reading.

A centered nav with a charcoal pill that glides under the hovered link via shared layout, returning to the active page when you leave.

Animated Navigation Bars

A hamburger that morphs into a cross and unrolls a full-bleed terracotta menu with giant staggered links rising through masks.

Animated Navigation Bars

Magnifying Dock Bar

Warm Editorial

A bottom app dock whose icons swell based on cursor distance, with labels that pop above — flat paper icons, no gloss.

Animated Navigation Bars

Hide-on-Scroll Header

Warm Editorial

A header that tucks away when you scroll down, slides back on the slightest scroll up, and shows a reading-progress hairline.

Animated Navigation Bars

A luxury full-screen menu in black and champagne: Bodoni links rise slowly through masks and a hairline follows the hovered item.

Animated Navigation Bars

Swiss Grid Index Nav

Swiss International

A strict red-black-white Swiss navigation: giant numerals on a modular grid, a red bar that snaps between columns.

Animated Navigation Bars

A navigation bar for Open Door with an accent underline that slides between links via shared layout, plus a CTA that squishes on press.

Animated Navigation Bars

A navigation bar for Hill 412 with an accent underline that slides between links via shared layout, plus a CTA that squishes on press.

Animated Navigation Bars

A navigation bar for Haddad Arch. with an accent underline that slides between links via shared layout, plus a CTA that squishes on press.

Animated Navigation Bars

A navigation bar for Crumb & Co. with an accent underline that slides between links via shared layout, plus a CTA that squishes on press.

Animated Navigation Bars

Questions, answered

What is Specimen Design?

A free library of full website designs. Every design runs live in your browser and comes with a detailed prompt you can paste into Claude to build it. Single UI components live separately, in the components lab.

How do I use a Claude prompt to design a website?

Open any design, press “Copy Claude Prompt” and paste it into Claude. You get a complete React component with Tailwind CSS and Framer Motion that you can drop into a Next.js site.

Are the designs free to use?

Yes. All designs and code are free to use in personal and commercial projects under the MIT license.

How do I make an AI-built website not look AI-generated?

Start from a clear design language instead of defaults: a deliberate typeface pairing, a strict palette with one accent, and motion with real spring physics. Every prompt here spells those choices out.

Which design styles are included?

28 design languages, including Neo-Brutalist, Bauhaus, Swiss, Japanese Minimal, Luxury Noir, Retro 70s, Memphis, Y2K, Claymorphism, Risograph, Art Deco and 8-bit.

Can you build a custom website for my business?

Yes. Use the brief form on the homepage and you will get a reply within one working day.