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Fancy Form Design
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Fancy Form Design

by Jina Bolton, Derek Featherstone, Tim Connell
October 2009
Intermediate to advanced
250 pages
3h 25m
English
SitePoint
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Chapter 3 Structure

We now need to address how to organize forms. We've spent time in the last chapter looking at ways of visually organizing things so that they make sense and display visual hierarchy, rhythm, grouping, and consistency. And we created that grid for a reason, right? Establishing those visual characteristics for the way the forms are laid out makes it easier to understand—at least for those of us that can see it. What do we do, then, for those that may be blind, for example, or using an alternative device to access your site? How do we translate that into information that’s meaningful for those unable to see our gorgeous, fancy form design? The answer is simple—we go right back to structure.

There is no set structure for ...

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