search patterns: design for discovery

Search Patterns by Peter Morville and Jeffery Callender

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Hello! I’m Jeff. I’m a graphic designer and visual thinker.

And I’m Peter. I’m an information architect and findability fanatic. We’d love to give you a quick tour of our book and our pattern library at: http://searchpatterns.org


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Search Patterns, also known as the butterfly book, is about the design of user interfaces for search and discovery. It covers all the bases from precision, recall, and relevance to auto-suggest and faceted navigation. It’s also a book about the future that asks how artificial intelligence, visualization, personalization, augmented reality, spime, and multisensory search might shape what we find, learn, and believe.


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Most importantly, this is a book about tearing down walls.

To make search better, we must collaborate across disciplines, and we must break through barriers in our minds, so we are more open to imagination, innovation, and inspiration.


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We wrote this book for designers, information architects, students, entrepreneurs, and anyone who cares about the future of search.

We’ve put together an outline to explain its organization.


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Defines search

Explains why it’s important

And why it’s so difficult

C H A P T E R 1

Pattern Recognition


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Describes the users, content, and creators

Explores the broader contexts of knowledge management and information architecture

C H A P T E R 2

The Anatomy of Search


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Explains user psychology and identifies classic patterns of behavior

Introduces the elements and principles of interaction design

C H A P T E R 3

Behavior


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Illustrates and explains the design patterns

Includes tons of examples, especially web and mobile

C H A P T E R 4

Design Patterns


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Covers browsing, serendipity, discovery, and answer engines

Even more interfaces, including kiosk and interactive TV

C H A P T E R 5

Engines of Discovery


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Methods and deliverables

Semantic webs, social search, personalization, sensors, and beyond

Futuristic search and discovery scenarios

C H A P T E R 6

Tangible Futures


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Here’s what folks are saying about the book.

“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

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There’s a list of articles, blogs, books, and websites about search and discovery.

You can also find lots of free stuff at http://searchpatterns.org


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You’ll also find all of the illustrations, patterns, and examples from our book.

Feel free to use them in your documents and presentations.


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We’d love to hear from you at: http://searchpatterns.org

Last but not least, there’s a forum for feedback and discussion.

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