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#search UX
3 pieces filed under “search UX”.
Product · 11 Feb 2026 · 9 min
Command palettes: the 200-millisecond product tour
A command palette done well is a 200-millisecond product tour. Ranking heuristics, forgiving fuzzy match, keyboard ergonomics, and when a palette is a crutch.
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Case studyVerdigris Archive: 80,000 botanical plates, searchable in a blink
A botanical museum put 80,000 plates online with fast faceted search, a deep-zoom viewer and public-domain downloads. Search success rose 63%.
Case studyQuarry & Compass: real-estate search that respects the dreamers
A property platform rebuilt around how people actually browse: dream scrolling, school-catchment rituals, honest listings, and maps that fly on regional 4G.