Briefle words · UI design
Dropdown menu
Also called popover
A small temporary panel that opens on top of the page and should look like the highest layer.
Say it to an AI
Two-column kanban board with a card's action menu open. Use one light source from straight above and a tiny shadow scale: columns stay flat, every card gets the same subtle shadow, and the dropdown menu sits at the highest elevation with a larger, softer shadow and a hairline border.
How an expert would brief the stronger version of “Kanban board”.
See it
Try it as a puzzle →Task board in a team project tool, with a card's action menu open.
Why: B gives the menu a 1px #EAECF0 border plus the strongest shadow; A gives it the weakest.
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