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Sign-Up Form Patterns

Source: Usability In The News

Jul 13, 2008

Summary

LukW on sign-up forms ...

"Though, I've long advocated that Sign-Up Forms Must Die, for now they remain a staple of online life. Recently Smashing Magazine surveyed the landscape of sign-up forms by looking at patterns in 100 popular Web destinations and their registration forms . The data they extracted is a catalog of existing practices and as a result should not be considered design recommendations. However, it is interesting to see these trends and ultimately if they change over time.

* the registration link is most often titled “sign up” (40%) and placed in the right upper corner of a landing page
* registration forms tend to opt for a simplified layout to avoid distractions for users (61%)
* most registration forms are one-page-forms (93%)
* registration forms attract visitors by explaining the benefits of signing up (41%), 28% provide no additional information about benefits
* titles of the input fields are highlighted bold (62%), rendered in color (20%), or plain text (18%)
* right-aligned labels are used on 41% os registration forms ...Read the full article

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