Reviews of Web Form Design
- GoodReads member ratings and reviews
"At this point, I have to say that this is probably one of the best UX books I've read." - Amazon customer ratings and reviews.
"This is the most comprehensive (on topic), up-to-date user experience design book, never mind "form design" book, I've encountered." - Review in Boxes & Arrows; July, 2008. Reviewed by Will Evans.
"What is likely to win the most converts, though, is the joy Wroblewski takes in designing. This impression becomes clear as you page through the book. He isn’t just an ardent evangelizer, following the rituals of going to conferences selling snake oil. He’s been there in the trenches, just like you; he’s done this a hundred, maybe a thousand times. " - Review in Digital Web Magazine; August, 2008. Reviewed by Matthew Pennell.
"Web Form Design is that most curious of web-dev books—one without a single line of code within its pages. Instead, we are treated to a masterclass in design theory, and the year’s first essential purchase." - Review in CMS Wire; July, 2008. Reviewed by Marisa Peacock.
"Meant for anyone designing or developing web forms — the usability engineer, web developer, product manager, visual designer, interaction designer or information architect — Web Design Forms will help you to improve the design of your web forms as well as to make them engaging and useful." - Review in Interactions; July/August, 2008. Reviewed by Phillip Haine. (ACM membership required for full review.)
"Web Form Design: Filling in the Blanks is an excellent guide for new or de facto designers and a handy reference for veterans. Wroblewski has done the dirty work for us in researching what works best. By following his advice, we—and our users—can quickly and competently get through the forms and onto the fun stuff." - Review in Adaptive Path; September, 2008. Reviewed by Dan Saffer.
"Filled with practical advice told in an engaging manner. I can’t imagine any serious web interaction designer not having it on her bookshelf." - Review in Kean Richmond's blog; July, 2008.
"The great plus of this book is that Luke manages to keep you interested, even when presenting information you may already know he manages to enhance your existing knowledge as well as educate you in areas you have no previous experience..." - Review from Gustavus Adolphus College; July 2008. Reviewed by Joe Lencioni.
"Most importantly, Wroblewski doesn’t just stop at the layout of web forms, he touches on every aspect of web form design. He warns about unnecessary fields, gives pointers on constructing useful error and success messages, and provides ideas on dynamic form behavior and gradual engagement. I highly recommend Luke Wroblewski’s Web Form Design for anyone who is even thinking about designing a form for the web" - Review in Steal This Idea; September 2008. Reviewed by Philip Haine
"...an excellent guide for new or de facto designers and a handy reference for veterans." - Review in Experience Planner; July 2008. Reviewed by Jeff Stevenson
"The end result is extremely readable, and the content is very strong. Luke makes recommendations based on hard data, common-sense observations, and his own UX expertise." - Review in Pure Visibility; August 2008. Reviewed by Mike Beasley
"This one definitely has a place on the Pure Visibility bookshelf." - Review in Philip Morton's blog; July 2008.
"It’s a very specialist book, but one that will probably stand the test of time better than a lot of other technical books. For anyone who designs web forms on a reasonably frequent basis, this is an essential read." - Review in Eddie Welker’s blog; August 2008.
"Web Form Design is written well enough so that it can be easily read within a few hours. However, it’s real place is beside you the next time that you have to design or write a form, so that you will be able to make intelligent design decisions, rather than just best guesses." - Review in Alec Cochrane’s blog; August 2008.
"It is a very practical book on the all the intricacies of designing and building forms for the web environment. And to be quite frank, I didn't even realise that there was so much to know about." - Review in Ben Nadel's blog; August 2008.
"In short, this book is jam-packed with valuable information. I am positive that there is far too much for me to absorb in one sitting; surely, this book will become and often-used reference book in my library." - Review in Gabriel Svennerberg's blog; September 2008.
"The book contains lots of good tips, insights and best practices on how to design effective web forms that work with, instead of against the user. And I myself have found that I’m already making good use of several of the proposed solutions in my work." - Review in Agile Ajax; December 2008. Reviewed by Brian Dillard.
"Written in clear, neutral prose and bolstered by numerous real-world examples, "Web Form Design" mixes low-level implementation advice with high-level analysis of the role forms play in ecommerce and Web 2.0. ...a book as useful to product managers and business decision-makers as it is to back-end programmers, UI engineers and designers." - Review in OJC blog; December 2008. Reviewed by Brandon Bowersox.
"A richly interesting book about a bland topic. ...a must-read for all of us who design web forms—it will help you become successful at increasing completion rates and user satisfaction while decreasing completion times and errors." - LibraryThing member ratings and reviews (account required).