Search Patterns
Design for Discovery
$74.00
- Paperback
250 pages
- Release Date
5 February 2010
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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 Bac…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780596802271 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0596802277 |
| Author: | Peter Morville |
| Publisher: | O'Reilly Media |
| Imprint: | O'Reilly Media |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 250 |
| Release Date: | 5 February 2010 |
| Weight: | 360g |
| Dimensions: | 10mm x 175mm x 220mm |
| Series: | Design for Disciple-Making |
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Critics Review
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
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–Dan Roam
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–Irene Au
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–Marti Hearst
Peter Morville
Peter Morville is best known as a founder of the field of information architecture. His bestselling books include Information Architecture for the World Wide Web and Ambient Findability. He advises such clients as AT&T, Harvard, IBM, the Library of Congress, Microsoft, the National Cancer Institute, Vodafone, and the Weather Channel. His work on experience design and the future of search has been covered by Business Week, The Economist, Fortune, NPR, and The Wall Street Journal. Peter lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan with his wife, two daughters, and a dog named Knowsy. You can reach him by email at . You can also find him offline at 42.2 N 83.4 W or online at semanticstudios.com, findability.org, and searchpatterns.org. Jeff Callender is vice president and design director of Q LTD, a strategic design consultancy with a global reach. Jeff is focused on bringing clarity to everyday graphic communications that promote positive user experiences. His wide body of work includes design for brand identity, user interface, print collateral, packaging, tradeshow, and exhibit graphics for a variety of clients including AT&T, Converse, Dow, NuStep, Jensen, ProQuest, and SIGGRAPH. Jeff has taught graphic design at the University of Michigan and lectured at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business and the SIGGRAPH Conference on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques.
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