The search is not the obvious thing your eye goes to when you open the page.
The top bar buttons, e..g, "SAVE," "LOAD", "THEME", etc. look like they're the most important. They're big, bold, and capitalized. In contrast, the most important thing, the search is plain and small.
There's no obvious reason why the term selector needs a "Term" label. No one would think "2024 Winter Quarter" is anything else.
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Remove the "Term" label for the selector.
Put the term selector with the manual search button below the search bar.
Remove the "Search" label above the search bar. The tab is called "SEARCH" anyway.
Have a colored icon or search button to draw the user's eyes to it.
Make the search bar BIG or give it an outline. Maybe color it as well somehow.
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