Check out this article that Design Modo posted discussing navigation design patterns for mobile devices. It discuses a variety of options and approaches your mobile projects can go and what aspects of design best suites your projects functional needs.
“Once someone starts using your application, they need to know where to go and how to get there at any point. If they can’t navigate through your your application easily, you’ll quickly lose them. Thus, designing effective navigation in your mobile application is crucial. But there are some basic considerations you need to remember before diving into menus, action bars, pop-ups, buttons, arrows, links, and so forth.” Read more here!