3 Patterns for Better Search
Three products, three different jobs for the search field—and three lessons in how search can reduce friction and reveal structure.
No Code Supply Co: Remembering Your State
Most filtered search experiences forget you the moment you leave. No Code Supply Co takes the opposite approach: expanded facets stay open, applied filters stay applied, and the page picks up where you left it. That persistence turns search into a working surface, not a disposable query.
Notion: Search as Command
Notion's search is not just a lookup. It doubles as a command palette—jump to a page, run an action, switch context—without leaving the flow of work. That collapses a lot of navigation into a single, keyboard-first surface.
IKEA: Multiple Ways In
IKEA's catalog is enormous, and people arrive with different mental models. Search accommodates that by exposing categories, popular keywords, and filters as parallel entry points—so browsing, hunting, and narrowing all lead into the same catalog.