What people are saying about Search Patterns
"Search Patterns is a delight to read -- very thoughtful and thought
provoking. It's the most comprehensive survey of designing effective
search experiences I've seen." --Irene Au, Director of User Experience,
Google
"I love this book! Thanks to Peter and Jeffery, I now know that search
(yes, boring old yucky who cares search) is one of the coolest ways
around of looking at the world." --Dan Roam, author, The Back of the
Napkin (Portfolio Hardcover)
"Search Patterns is a playful guide to the practical concerns of
search interface design. It contains a bonanza of screenshots and
illustrations that capture the best of today's design practices and
presents a fresh perspective on the broader role of search and
discovery." --Marti Hearst, Professor, UC Berkeley and author, Search
User Interfaces (Cambridge University Press)
"It's not often I come across a book that asks profound questions about
a fundamental human activity, and then proceeds to answer those
questions with practical observations and suggestions. Search Patterns
is an expedition into the heart of the web and human cognition, and for
me it was a delightful journey that delivered scores of insights."
--Dave Gray, Founder and Chairman, XPLANE
"Search is swiftly transforming everything we know, yet people don't
understand how mavens design search: by stacking breadcrumbs, scenting
widgets, and keeping eyeballs on the engine. I urge you to put your
eyeballs on this unique and important book." --Bruce Sterling, Writer,
Futurist, and Co-Founder, The Electronic Frontier Foundation
"As one who searches a lot (and often ends up frustrated), Search
Patterns is a revelation." --Nigel Holmes, Designer, Theorist, and
Principal, Explanation Graphics
"Search Patterns is a fabulous must-have book! Inside, you'll learn
the whys and wheres of practically every modern search design trick and
technique." --Jared Spool, CEO and Founder, User Interface Engineering
Search is among the most disruptive innovations of our time. It
influences what we buy and where we go. It shapes how we learn and what
we believe. In this provocative and inspiring book, you'll explore
design patterns that apply across the categories of web, ecommerce,
enterprise, desktop, mobile, social, and real-time search and discovery.
Filled with colorful illustrations and examples, Search Patterns
brings modern information retrieval to life, covering such diverse
topics as relevance, faceted navigation, multi-touch, personalization,
visualization, multi-sensory search, and augmented reality.
By drawing on their own experience-as well as best practices and
evidence-based research-the authors not only offer a practical guide to
help you build effective search applications, they also challenge you to
imagine the future of discovery. You'll find Search Patterns
intriguing and invaluable, whether you're a web practitioner, mobile
designer, search entrepreneur, or just interested in the topic.
- Discover a pattern language for search that embraces user psychology
and behavior, information architecture, interaction design, and
emerging technology
- Boost enterprise efficiency and e-commerce sales
- Enable mobile users to achieve goals, complete tasks, and find what
they need
- Drive design innovation for search interfaces and applications
