As with everything, it doesn't matter what the research of other sites says. It only matters how your users respond to the design. So, go ahead and try it. Let us know how it works out.
Jared On Jan 7, 2008, at 6:42 PM, Vlad Fratila wrote: > Hi Jared, thanks for the answer. > > I read your article a few days ago. I'm proud that I was aware of the > keypoints from before :) Very good article. > > Although I chose not to do it my way, there are some things that make > this case a bit interesting. > >> you'll need a lot of explanation to (1) get the users to put an >> email address >> into a box without an accompanying password and (b) understand >> that's how >> they sign up. > > target audience = programmers. > (1) i want them to supply the password in the first step, really. > these kind of users don't make typing mistakes. And, even if they do, > I'll mail them their password in the follow-up email (in my oppinion, > that is required anyway, after any signup process). > (b) i'm sure they'll get it > > >> additional persuasive copy would need to be on top of whatever >> other copy >> is there to promote account creation in the first place. > > there is no marketing copy. Yes there is, product features, and they > are somewhere else. + you could use this design: > > username field > pass field > (to the left)Need a new account? Use this form and see what > happens..........(to the right) Sign in > > I think I am going to try this after all, see how it works out. > > PS. You know, this should work really well with OpenID :) ________________________________________________________________ *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
