Critique, Search Results

Here are two layouts of the same page. Which do you find more intuitive? What would you change about either?

Thanks for your responses in advance.

Layout 1

Layout 2

I like the first one better.. There is nothing I could suggest to you to change.. I dont know if you had it planned to put a description on the entries returned or not, but I would suggest it..

I'm not sure if I followed your "description of entries returned" comment. I'm interested in what you meant by that.

I've found the majority of people prefer layout #2 for its simplicity and that it follows many familiar OS conventions both for the MAC and PC.

In Layout 1 do you understand what the words mean below them? (ex. Wine | Old-Fashioned | Orange | 11/02/04 )

to tell you the truth, i have no idea what those things mean.

Well, "Wine | Old-Fashioned | Orange | 11/02/04 " essentially are the same in Layout 1 as in Layout 2. In layout 2 the information is in column form where as in Layout 1 they are downplayed a little by placing underneath the name of the drink they are describing.

For example:

NAME OF DRINK
(type of drink) | (glassware) | (color of drink) | (date submitted)

Since this had to be explained perhaps Layout 2 though less appealing visually may be a better layout for usability.