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WIRE — Navigation With a Sense of Weight.

What if your navigation behaved less like a row of buttons and more like a physical object?

WIRE is an interactive navigation component for Framer, built around a suspended, flexible line that bends and shifts as visitors explore your website.

Instead of another conventional navbar, WIRE turns navigation into part of the visual identity.

What Makes It Different

• Suspended Wire Interaction — A continuous curved line gives the navigation a sense of tension, movement, and physical weight.

• Expressive Active States — A distinctive accent marker identifies the active section along the wire.

• Hanging Dropdown Menus — Navigation panels appear suspended beneath the line, creating a visual connection between the menu and its content.

• Multiple Menu Presentations — The demonstration showcases project listings, editorial previews, and suspended subnavigation links.

• Minimal by Design — Fine lines, restrained details, and expressive typography keep the interaction sophisticated without overwhelming the page.

Where WIRE Belongs

Designed for websites where navigation should feel like part of the creative direction:

• Architecture & interior studios — Give your website the same sense of structure and materiality as your work.

• Branding & creative agencies — Replace predictable navigation with a more distinctive interaction.

• Designer portfolios — Make moving between projects feel memorable.

• Fashion & editorial websites — Pair expressive navigation with bold imagery and typography.

What You Get

The standalone WIRE navigation component for Framer, ready to integrate into your own project.

The full Ballast demonstration website, its content, and other components are not included.