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Showcase of Faceted Search Part 2
21Jun2009 Filed under: User Experience Design Author: TGThis post continues to showcase how faceted search is deployed with a view of improving user experience. The last post presents a set of websites using left column to narrow down search results. TG would like to show some exemplary sites which take a different approach - faceted search at the top.
First and foremost, TG is particularly thankful to Hbeidi Xie, who contributed and shared her experiences in coming up with a faceted search design solution. Heidi noted that the design should be based on use case; a comprehensive users’ task analysis and user behavior pattern are crucial to the success of creating an effective search tool.
Oftentimes, website functions and features are launched without conducting a prior research. Many would argue that there’s a strong need of time-to-market, hence everything has to be done fast. Right!! only if the product is what users want and how they want it to be. TG agreed with Heidi that there’s no perfect solution as it may become obsoleted as time passes by. A workable design solution to a particular product is what we care.
Should the faceted search be positioned at the top or on the left? TG think it does not matter. So long as the tool is simple enough to help users perform their tasks and get what they are looking for, we shall accomplish our jobs.
An information portal with a news search engine that searches press sites and blogs. TG is fond of vertical display of faceted search in particular as it does not require any scrolling, all attributes are condensed at the top and accessible in many occasions.
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- Showcase of Faceted Search Part 1
- What are the barriers in designing Faceted Search?
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