Posted on Jul 6, 2008

Sign-Up Forms

Source: Smashing Magazine

  • the registration link is titled “sign up” (40%) and placed in the right upper corner,
  • sign-up forms have a simplified layout to avoid distractions for users (61%),
  • sign-up forms are one-page-forms (93%),
  • sign up forms attract visitors by explaining the benefits of registration (41%),
  • titles of the input fields are highlighted bold (62%)
  • no trend in the label alignment can be identified,
  • designers tend to use few mandatory fields,
  • designers tend to use few optional fields,
  • vertically arranged fields are preferred to horizontally arranged fields (86%).