A Selection of Creative Menu Patterns & Animations

A selection of creative menu patterns and animations that highlight diverse design styles, offering fresh inspiration for your next project.

Sometimes, it’s hard to choose the right menu pattern for a project—there are so many options out there. That’s why I’ve been collecting a few that stood out to me for their creativity and style. This collection isn’t exhaustive, but it showcases a variety of interesting patterns and animations that are great for inspiration. Whether you’re looking for something minimal or a bit more playful, these examples will give you a taste of what’s possible and help spark ideas for your own designs.

Hopefully, they inspire you to explore new and exciting directions!

If you are interested in more funky ideas for menus, have a look at our menu experiments.

Amici

SPARKK

Dejeng

Magicstreet

CICATA

Sound Ethics

wrk

Digital Design Days

STUDIO GRUHL

O Positive Films

COB

OEM

I See My Light Shining

Republik

Nord Quantique

M-Trust

MCA Australia

CANALS

House of Gucci

La Conserverie

Edifis

C2MTL

Pinnacle Design Lab

Aggressive

ART+TECH Report

YARD

Craving for some more inspiration? We’ve also collected some nice slideshow ideas.

Manoela Ilic

Manoela is the main tinkerer at Codrops. With a background in coding and passion for all things design, she creates web experiments and keeps frontend professionals informed about the latest trends.

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