Functioning Form: Interface DesignFunctioning Form: Merging medium and message in interface design, the user experience design process, Web applications, and more.Search Patterns Interview- May 29, 2008 I recently had the pleasure of speaking with Peter Morville, author of the upcoming book Search Patterns, about the vision of search as a platform and a few search behavior and design patterns including:Query RefinementSearch AssistanceLayout for query refinement toolsVertical SearchCheck out the full interview...Tags: search, patterns, interaction design, Web applicationshttp://www.lukew.com/ff/entry.asp?686 Event: Higher Education Web Symposium, Philadelphia- May 22, 2008 July 15-16th Ill be speaking and presenting a workshop at the University of Pennsylvania Higher Education Web Symposium in Philadelphia, PA. On Tuesday, July 15th, I'll be teaching a full day workshop on Web Form Design. I've compiled lots of material on just about every aspect of form design you could imagine including (but not limited to): form organization, conversational inputs, group distinctions, paths to completion, minimal distractions, tabbing, label alignment, input field lengths,...http://www.lukew.com/ff/entry.asp?685 Event: An Event Apart, Boston- May 20, 2008 On June 23rd Ill be speaking at An Event Apart in Boston, MA about Web Application Hierarchy. I'll walk through how people parse Web pages and the implications of this behavior for designers. Specifically, using the principles of visual hierarchy to communicate key information about the purpose and use of Web applications.Official Description When a potential customer makes it to one of your pages, what will they do Do you want them to sign up, share knowledge, buy something, or dive deeper.http://www.lukew.com/ff/entry.asp?684 Event: Web Form Design talk in Emeryville, CA- May 15, 2008 On Monday, May 19, 2008 at 7:00pm, I'll be speaking at the East Bay Innovation Group (ebig) in Emeryville , CA about Web Form Design Best Practices. WebDevWeb 2.0 SIG: Web Form Design Best Practices 7:00pm - 9:00pm May 19, 2008 Expression College for Digital Arts 6601 Shellmound Street Emeryville, CA 94608 In my talk, I'll walk thorugh the importance of Web forms and a series of design best practices culled from live to site analytics, usability testing, eye-tracking studies, and...http://www.lukew.com/ff/entry.asp?683 Audio: Content page design best practices- May 13, 2008 Boxes & Arrows has published audio from my Content Page Design Best Practices talk at IA Summit 2008, where I presented a framework for thinking about how to optimize content pages for the dynamic ecosystem of the Web instead of the structured hierarchy of a Web site. Download the audio: Content Page Design Best Practices (19.9MB ipod audio) Download the slides: Content Page Design Best Practices (4MB PDF) Official Description: In todays social, distributed,...http://www.lukew.com/ff/entry.asp?682 Audio: Luke Wroblewski on Form Design- May 9, 2008 I recently had the pleasure of talking with Tom Crawford, CEO of VizThink, about my Web Form Design book and its relevance for the visual thinking community. Check out the podcast with video on the VizThink site. Download the audio as an mp3 (21.6 MB) In the interview we discuss:Why web form design is importantIf form design is everywhere, why are there so many bad formsWhat are some of the common mistakes web form designers makeWhat are the Top 3 tips for improving web formsWhy do good.http://www.lukew.com/ff/entry.asp?681 Web Form Design: Filling in the Blanks- May 4, 2008 My new book, Web Form Design: Filling in the Blanks is now available for purchase in both paperback and digital editions. Paperback and free PDF edition from Rosenfeld Media Order the book from Amazon.com(paperback only)Description Forms make or break the most crucial online interactions: checkout (commerce), registration (community), data input (participation and sharing), and any task requiring information entry. In Web Form Design, Luke Wroblewski draws on original research, his...http://www.lukew.com/ff/entry.asp?680 Web Form Design: All 218 Images Online- May 1, 2008 All 218 images from my new book, Web Form Design: Filling in the Blanks (including the front and back covers) are now available for download under a Creative Commons license: Web Form Design: Filling In the Blanks (book illustrations) The book itself is on its way to the warehouse and will go on sale tomorrow morning. That means your last chance to sign up for a notification email and discount on the book is today!Tags: forms, UI components, Web applications, guidelineshttp://www.lukew.com/ff/entry.asp?679 |