Navigation Bar
Real Simple uses pull down menus for their navigation bar. I think it is pretty self-explanatory and simple to use. Now that I am getting more accustomed with the website I can easily go straight to what I want and find what I'm looking for without much thought.
Pull-down Menu
Most of the content is categorized by subject matter within the department. Once the user clicks on a subject in the navigation bar the site takes him or her to a page that is templated the same way. There is a large feature with a photo and blurb explaining the topic and underneath are smaller stories in the same category. The reader can organize the subject matter by most popular and most recent.
The navigation bar appeals to the person who doesn't come to the website very often. Real Simple doesn't assume that all people who visit the website are subscribers, which is great for casual visitors.
The drawback of their navigation bar is that it can be hard to find the latest content. Most of the stuff that pops up are the most popular stories, but overall Real Simple does a good job of organizing their stories.
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