Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention provide a graphical user interface as a means of inputting search parameters to database search engines. In some embodiments two or three dimensional projections spatially represent relationships between search parameters, located along the periphery of the projections and search hits whose significance are represented by position relative to the center of the projection and comparative distance from each of the search parameters. As the user manipulates the overall shape of the search projection, the weighting of search parameters adjusts, reconfiguring the search. The invention also provides, in some embodiments, an intuitive means of assimilating search parameter weightings based on peer or social network preferences with global search results. Finally, the invention provides a means of using search output itself as an input for refinement of search.