● PROTOTYPE · NOT THE BUILT PRODUCT
Tarp Search Prototype
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POST A NEED

Tell the network what your community needs. Suppliers with matching resources will be notified.

Need Title
Description (optional)
What do you need?
Item name
Category
Quantity & Unit
Quantity
Unit

This is how many items your organization needs — it stays separate from however the example product above is packaged.

Optional details ▾
Urgency
Deadline (optional)
Delivery location

Where should suppliers deliver these resources? You can search any address — it doesn't have to be one of your saved warehouses.

📍 Logistics Center
🔒 Private by default. Only matched suppliers see your details.

About this prototype

The current product search uses a small dropdown, which gives users limited context to compare similar products. This concept explores improving just that interaction while keeping the rest of the form unchanged.

The question: Can richer inline results give users enough context to confidently choose an example product without introducing a separate browsing experience?

Try it

  1. Type “tar” into Item Name and select “Tarps”
  2. See the Category populate and matching products appear
  3. Select an example product
  4. See the results collapse into a selected state
  5. Change or remove the selection, then set Quantity & Unit separately

Why quantity stays separate

The selected product shows suppliers what kind of item the NPO needs, not how many. Even if the example is sold as a “6-Tarp Case,” Quantity & Unit remains separate so the NPO can specify the amount they actually need.

Dashed outline = proposed change from today's page