Forms

When designers think about forms, they usually think about text fields and submit buttons. Checkboxes often get ignored because they aren't used as often.

There are many ways to design sign up and login forms. Most designers are only familiar with the conventional ways.

Anyone who has a form on their website has seen their fair share of spam. Spam is a huge problem for site owners. It can cost businesses time and money. To fight spam, many sites put captchas on their forms.

Are you thinking about using modal windows on your interface? Modal windows prompt users to choose an action to take before they can return to the main window.

Users used to see popup windows everywhere on the web. Today, modal windows have taken its place. With modal windows dominating the web, popup windows are now a thing of the past.

Most search boxes on websites allow users to search for information using keywords. But sometimes users might not have a keyword in mind to search for.

There are different ways to align labels on forms. Designers either place them above or to the left of a textbox. But placing them inside the textbox was never much of a thought until now.

Search boxes are starting to evolve for the better. What we have always seen before is the search field followed by a separating space and the button.

Anyone can make a mistake when filling out a form. The good news is that forms will tell you which field you made a mistake on.

The submit button is the last thing users see when they fill out your form. If they have trouble finding it, they could abandon your form, and you could lose that sign up.

If you've ever visited a beer and alcohol website, it's likely you've met an age verification page. Age verification pages ask users for their birth date to make sure they are of legal age to enter their site.

When you see a 'Submit' button on a form, what comes to your mind? One could reason that clicking the button submits the user's information into the system for processing.

Every website today places their search field before their search button. It's done this way because the user enters a search word first before clicking the button.

Steppers are a user interface control that offer users a way to increase and decrease values. They can type the value they want in the text box, or they can click the up and down buttons.