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“Excellent how-to book; detailed, well-explained.
Gaby Prado wrote this review Friday, December 4 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
One of those book one must read over and over again, until it becomes engrained.”
“This is simply the book to read if you're into web form design. Easy to read, well supported claims and good examples.”
Thomas René Sidor wrote this review Thursday, October 8 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“More and more these days I look for books that aren't bible-sized tomes--books that get straight to the message. Author Wroblewski does just that. His recurring message is that users don't like completing forms and that we need to make the process as painless as possible. He gives plentiful examples of poorly conceived, confusing designs that can drive users away and prevent them from becoming repeat customers. His assertions and recommendations are supported by examples from major Web sites.
Eddie V wrote this review Thursday, August 13 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
This book resonates with the mantra of usability: focus on the user. I found it accessible, engaging, and complete. I highly recommend it.”
“I am an Interaction Designer and come across form-related problems a lot. Forms look easy, but can be a real pain. As a interaction designer you are always trapped between the client and the end-user and the client always wants more info from the end-user than the end-user finds neccessary for completing a form on a website
Bram Stege wrote this review Friday, October 17 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
I wanted to read this book for two reasons. I wanted to find out how much a person can tell about freakin forms, and I wanted to find out wether I'm missing major points
I wouldn’t judge a book by it’s cover, but I’m doing it anyways. I liked the cover from the first time I saw it. It's aestatically nice and has a funny tagline. That said, I don’t like the smell and feel of the pages. It smells and looks like the schoolbooks we had to read in high school. I really hated those books
This prejudgement of discontent seemed a little too forward, because the moment I started reading the book, I was hooked. I read this in the train, about 25 minutes a day and finished it in a week or so.
The first line of the book is “Forms suck.” I like that. I like a writer who doesn’t take the subject and himself all too serious when the reader should neither. The book is filled with images, examples and is written very down-to-earth. At the end of each chapter Luke Wroblewski has written down a recap of the chapter using bullets which you can litterally hold next to your form to see if it sucks or not. These “best practises” are probably the best thing I’ve seen in a design related book. There is no abstract thinking here, just the basics, the do’s and the dont’s.
This book is for everyone who has to deal with designing forms. Whether you are a graphic designer, an interaction designer, a developer or even a CEO at a company that heavily relies on people filling in forms, read this! You will find out that most of the time, the best solution for the customer will eventually result in the best thing for your company… or maybe that’s just my user-centered mind thinking. But it’s true.
I really like this book, it reads like a breeze, doesn’t get dull, keeps up the pace and teaches you a thing or two, depending on your knowlegde of user centered design.
What it didn’t do for me was that it didn’t blow my mind. A lot in the book was pretty obvious for me. I got a few new insights, but overall it was pretty basic stuff. I know that somebody has to write a book about it and it’s very nice to finally have words for patterns you already knew (page-leve-selection-dependent inputs).
It filled in my blanks, I hope it someday will fill in yours too.”
“In spite of the fact that everyone hates HTML forms, they are still the primary method of interaction on most websites. If you want to send a message to your friend, purchase a book, upload a video or create an account with a web service, HTML forms are there.
Timothy Gray wrote this review Sunday, September 7 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
This book is about optimizing web forms for maximum effectiveness by making them as intuitive and painless as possible for users. The design of the book makes it a quick read - lots of images to show every imaginable type of form and how it performs with real users. This is a must-read for anyone who designs websites or web applications for a living.
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