Why Left Search Buttons Perform Faster Than Right Ones

Having the primary action on the left before the secondary action is considered better by some designers because it is closer and, therefore, easier to click. This makes sense, but you cannot ignore the fact that users will look at all of their options before choosing which action to take. As they function like pagination buttons, 'Ok' and 'Cancel'... See more

Humans are much better at choosing between a few options than conjuring an answer from scratch. We’re also much better at incrementally approaching the right answer by pointing towards the right direction than nailing the right search term from the beginning. When it’s possible to take a “type in a query” kind of interface and make it more incremen

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Google famously prioritized speed as a feature. They realized that if search is fast, you’re more likely to search. The reason is that it encourages you to try stuff, get feedback, and try again. When a thought occurs to you, you know Google is already there. There is no delay between thought and action, no opportunity to lose the impulse to find s... See more