Where are you Form - Understanding forms on the web

If you have used a website in the last 10+ years you have most likely come across a form. They have been a vital part of how we interact with websites (in today’s case) webapps. The most common ways to send information across the Internet is through a form of some sort, whether it being sending emails, tweeting or taking a test online mostly you will be using a form.

The most common ways to send information across the Internet is through a form

There are even websites that are mostly a form ¹ yet most people who have had bad user experience on the internet was most likely using a form.

Even with newer technologies like augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) technologies adding on the the various ways we can interact with interfaces; forms still remain present in many products.

I made a small collection of some useful articles and resources while trying to understand forms

• HTML Form element specifications a living standard of the HTML form element
• Fun with forms by … all things forms by @justmarkup; my favourite was the use of form and formAction attributes
• Adam Silver’s blog has great articles on form design

Footnotes

1. Most search engines are forms ↩