Hey Marianne, I agree that the content of the first page of results is most important, since the first page of search results is the only one that is likely to be used.
Do we agree that pagination controls usually should only appear at the end of the first page of results, rather than cluttering the page with controls that aren't likely to be used? Thanks! Mike C. On Jan 4, 2010, at 11:23 AM, marianne wrote: > Good Morning All, > > I'm fascinated by the discussion around search results pagination that is > used by less than 1% if the users (unless you are talking about enterprise > search in which case you might dip a toe on the sunnier side of 1%. WE all > know that searchers rarely go past page 1 let alone past the top 5 results. > So, the design for page 1 would be a more critical issue than where to put > access to page 2 and so on. > > Just a thought... > > marianne > Daedalus Information Systems > > -----Original Message----- > From: discuss-boun...@lists.interactiondesigners.com > [mailto:discuss-boun...@lists.interactiondesigners.com] On Behalf Of Erin > Walsh > Sent: Monday, January 04, 2010 7:31 AM > To: IXDA list > Subject: Re: [IxDA Discuss] Search Results Pagination (top & bottom?) > > Also keep in mind your sort options. If a very large result set is > returned and users are unable to adequately refine or sort, I've > often seem them jump to a middle page to see if that is closer to > their desired pinpoint. We often see this on real estate sites where > customers have entered a price of $0 or requested "Call for Price". > Rather than sift through pages of "Call for Price", I see users sort > by price and then randomly pick an interior result page to see the > price ranges on that page. This is all done before they scroll down > the page. > > Wow, that sounded convoluted, my apologies if I confused anyone. You > may have complete control over the refine and sort, but we often hit > business rules that hinder the optimal search and result features. > > Thanks, > Erin > > erin walsh | product developer | For Rent Media SolutionsT > 150 granby street, 16th floor | norfolk, va 23510 > p:757.351.8444 | f:757.961.4827 > erin.wa...@forrent.com| www.FRMediaSolutions.com > > > You Have Multiple Marketing Needs... We Have Multiple Solutions! > > > > On Dec 31, 2009, at 2:21 PM, Paul Sherman wrote: > > Off the cuff I can think of a couple ways to operationalize a quick > test. > > But honestly, I probably wouldn't test it. There are plenty of good > pagination design patterns in the wild that wouldn't add any > significant clutter. > > -Paul > > > > - - - - - - - > Paul Sherman, Principal, ShermanUX > User Experience Research | Design | Strategy > p...@shermanux.com > www.ShermanUX.com > +1.512.917.1942 > - - - - - - - > > On Dec 31, 2009, at 12:59 PM, Michael Caskey wrote: > > I see. So the user who scrolls down, and then scrolls back up, would > not have to scroll back down again if he decided to see the next page > of results, provided the pagination were duplicated at the top. > > I think in order to make this design decision I would need to measure > the clutter/scroll tradeoff. :) How would you measure it? > > Thanks! > > Mike Caskey > > > On Dec 31, 2009, at 11:43 AM, Paul Sherman wrote: > >> Don't forget about the case in which people are scanning a list or >> grid, but after scanning down to the bottom, they decide to go back >> and review items higher up in the list. >> >> In this case - which I have seen play out many times in utesting of >> web-based apps - doubling up the pagination and sorting controls at >> top and bottom is the right design decision. >> >> >> - - - - - - - >> Paul Sherman, Principal, ShermanUX >> User Experience Research | Design | Strategy >> p...@shermanux.com >> www.ShermanUX.com >> +1.512.917.1942 >> - - - - - - - >> >> On Dec 31, 2009, at 11:43 AM, Michael Caskey wrote: >> >> Can I get some thoughts on pagination at the top of search results? >> >> I haven't done any research around it, but my opinion this morning >> is that pagination should only be at the bottom of the results set, >> especially when the results set is taller than the viewport. >> >> The context of pagination, in my mind, is only relevant when you've >> reached the end of the results currently shown, and you want to see >> more. Also, I think they clutter the space between the search box >> and the results. >> >> Am I missing something? >> >> Mike Caskey >> ________________________________________________________________ >> Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! >> To post to this list ....... disc...@ixda.org >> Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe >> List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines >> List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help >> > > ________________________________________________________________ > Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! > To post to this list ....... disc...@ixda.org > Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe > List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines > List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help > > ________________________________________________________________ > Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! > To post to this list ....... disc...@ixda.org > Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe > List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines > List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help > > > ________________________________________________________________ > Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! > To post to this list ....... disc...@ixda.org > Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe > List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines > List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help > > ________________________________________________________________ > Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! > To post to this list ....... disc...@ixda.org > Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe > List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines > List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! 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