Activity timeline
October 29, 2008
October 27, 2008
Mark added Designing for the Social Web to his library.
Mark added Designing with Web Standards to his library.
Mark added Mental Models to his library.
Mark added Grid Systems to his library.
Mark added Defensive Design for the Web to his library.
Mark added The Elements of Typographic Style to his library.
Mark added Designing the Obvious to his library.
October 26, 2008
October 21, 2008
Treating inputs as part of the question being asked (the label) mirrors the way we answer questions in the real world. This becomes even more important as the questions you ask become more complex or unfamiliar.
People need to parse every question you ask them, formulate their response to that question, and then enter their response into the space you have provided. The best way to speed up that process is not to ask the question at all.
Though only 8 pages in, I'd say this book could use a few suggestions in physical and structural form. The inch-and-a-quarter wide columns next to large images making quick reading more difficult.
Still, so far, so good.
Overall, a solid book with great examples and lots of great advice for forms. Most of what you'll read is actually is common sense once you stop to think about it. It'd be great to see a more advance sequel or follow up that goes into more depth analysis, higher-level thinking, etc.
NICCAI replies...
I'm only partially through this, but I'd second your comment. Solid book, but needs more advanced content. I think the audience craving this book is in need of analysis of more complex scenarios. That said, anyone looking to build a solid foundation in web form design will find this valuable.