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Buttons on forms and surveys: a look at some research

Caroline Jarrett 18 November 2019 12 April 2012
Buttons on forms and surveys: a look at some research

Where to put the buttons on forms? There seem to be endless discussions: Does ‘submit’ or ‘send’ or ‘OK’ go to the left or right of ‘cancel’? Does ‘next’ go to the left or right of ‘previous’? My views are:Continue reading… Buttons on forms and surveys: a look at some research

Design tips for complex forms, Malta 2012

Caroline Jarrett 17 March 2020 14 February 2012
Design tips for complex forms, Malta 2012

  Usability in Malta It was a privilege to be invited to present at Malta’s first usability conference. On one of the coldest, wettest nights that Malta had ever known, an impressively large number of keen people made their wayContinue reading… Design tips for complex forms, Malta 2012

Design tips for complex forms

Jane Matthews 17 March 2020 8 November 2011
Design tips for complex forms

I was invited to the 2011 J.Boye conference in Aarhus Denmark to deliver a presentation on designing complex forms. People experience forms at three levels – appearance, conversation and relationship – and complexity affects each of them. Using examples from the UK and Danish governmentsContinue reading… Design tips for complex forms

Buttons on forms – where to put them, and what to call them

Jane Matthews 20 March 2020 31 August 2008
Buttons on forms – where to put them, and what to call them

Here’s a question that I get asked quite often: “Should we put ‘OK’ button to the left or the right of the ‘Cancel’ button?” A common variant is to ask the same question with ‘Back’ or ‘Previous’ instead of ‘Cancel’,Continue reading… Buttons on forms – where to put them, and what to call them

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cjforms Caroline Jarrett @cjforms ·
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Today I learned that in La Paz, Bolivia, people dressed in zebra costumes help folks to cross the road at zebra crossings 🦓

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This is one of @Lenniesaurus's best ever

✨Lentil Pentil✨ @Lenniesaurus

Roll up, roll up. 🚨 https://twitter.com/Lenniesaurus/status/1542219042219507713

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amy_hupe Amy Hupe @amy_hupe ·
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I’ve written about why we need to change the way we describe bad design patterns - and what to say instead.

Thanks to @candiwrites and @CuriousScutter for making me aware of this issue in the first place.

⚠️ Content warning: racist language

https://bit.ly/3nuC3lt

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In today's episode of "Fix the forms, one at a time", I've had to give up on notifying @nsandihelp about my father's death online because of the rigid and unhelpful structure of their online form.

Now doing a paper form. Which is in 6pt type. Or smaller. Why?

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monaghan_lizy liz monaghan @monaghan_lizy ·
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Today at the hospice we were privileged to share a special moment between our patient and her horse.
Thank you to all that were involved in making this happen. @fnhcofficial @BucksHealthcare

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