blink design library: Filter controls with keyword search
We’ve tested a number of search interfaces and in general we’ve found that people often neglect refinement options. It could be that people are conditioned to the web search experience (particularly Google) and therefore are less inclined to take refinement steps as part of entering their search.The search function at iStockphoto encourages visitors to refine by displaying the controls dynamically when the cursor is in the keyword search field:12istockphoto_2
