The front-end technology was built to be a responsive two page website that used a combination ofjQuery and Underscore.js along with HTML and CSS to create a multi-device interface that would be familiar and easy to use. The main grid view uses Masonry to create the Pinterest-esque layout for search results and Underscore.js templates to load in a different layout for different data types. The single page view focuses on a low browser width touch interface to give a very image focused search experience.
The rest of my writeup can be read on my personal blog:
http://www.sosuke.com/index.php/2012/12/24/launching-the-theknot-com-search-beta/