Forms That Work

Caroline Jarrett

ISBN 10: 1558607102 / ISBN 13: 9781558607101

Published by Elsevier Science & Technology, 2008

About this Item

2008. 1st Edition. Paperback. Explains how to design forms for the web. This work helps readers learn how to define requirements, how to write questions that users will understand and want to answer, and how to deal with instructions, progress indicators and errors. It includes examples - from nitty-gritty details (mandatory fields) to visual designs (creating good grids). Series: Interactive Technologies. Num Pages: 288 pages, Approx. 230 illustrations (250 in full color). BIC Classification: UGB; UYZG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 191 x 13. Weight in Grams: 480. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Forms That Work
• Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1558607102
• ISBN 13: 9781558607101
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

Forms that Work: Designing Web Forms for Usability clearly explains exactly how to design great forms for the web. The book provides proven and practical advice that will help you avoid pitfalls, and produce forms that are aesthetically pleasing, efficient and cost-effective. It features invaluable design methods, tips, and tricks to help ensure accurate data and satisfied customers. It includes dozens of examples - from nitty-gritty details (label alignment, mandatory fields) to visual designs (creating good grids, use of color).

This book isn’t just about colons and choosing the right widgets. It’s about the whole process of making good forms, which has a lot more to do with making sure you’re asking the right questions in a way that your users can answer than it does with whether you use a drop-down list or radio buttons. In an easy-to-read format with lots of examples, the authors present their three-layer model - relationship, conversation, appearance. You need all three for a successful form - a form that looks good, flows well, asks the right questions in the right way, and, most important of all, gets people to fill it out. Liberally illustrated with full-color examples, this book guides readers on how to define requirements, how to write questions that users will understand and want to answer, and how to deal with instructions, progress indicators and errors.

This book is essential reading for HCI professionals, web designers, software developers, user interface designers, HCI academics and students, market research professionals, and financial professionals.

About the Author

Gerry Gaffney is managing editor of User Experience magazine.