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I think your iconography is backwards: mobile phones have taught people that a target cursor means "I am here." You should use that for the From, and perhaps the Place icon you're currently using for From instead for To.

Also, your filters should be smart enough to enforce their own constraints. I should never have to wait until the results page to get this:

    "Please reduce the range of trip lengths you are searching for, and we'll be able to find you results."
For the record, I got a 502 Bad Gateway nginx on one search results page, but it went away on refresh.

I like the ideas you guys are bringing to the table (and the personality of your announcement). Not only are the searches you've demoed here clever, but the filters (afternoon flights shorter than N hours) are nicely integrated. Scrolling feels a bit janky though.

Good luck!



Thanks for the feedback. I wrestled with the iconography for a while. I know the instance your talking about (old google maps mobile used it for 'I am here') and was wondering if anyone was still conditioned to that. I'm not sure who else uses a crosshair icon to good effect.

Daniel - Adioso Interface Designer


I think it is Google Maps that I'm thinking of, but Google Maps had damn near 100% mobile marketshare until this year.




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