One of my 2010 columns in UXmatters made it into the UXMatters All-Time Top 25: Don’t Put Hints Inside Text Boxes in Web Forms. That was an unusual article for me because I came straight out and said, “Don’t.” Not “it depends”—Continue reading… Don’t put labels inside text boxes – unless you’re Luke Wroblewski
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The Top Five Books about Forms Design
It’s December, and we’re coming up to the gift-giving season. In case you want to put something professionally relevant on your wish list—or, perhaps more realistically, in case you haven’t yet spent your 2010 book-buying budget—I’m going to devote thisContinue reading… The Top Five Books about Forms Design
Label placement in Austrian forms, with some lessons for English forms
Here’s a topic that divides UX professionals from ordinary people: label placement in forms. UX professionals get all excited about it, and I plead guilty to joining the discussion. I’ve written about it, included it in my book Forms ThatContinue reading… Label placement in Austrian forms, with some lessons for English forms
The question protocol: how to make sure every form field is necessary
What is a question protocol? A question protocol is a tool for finding out which form fields are required. It lists: every question you ask who within your organisation uses the answers to each question what they use them forContinue reading… The question protocol: how to make sure every form field is necessary