From Michael Andrews
snip - recommendation
The chapter on forms (chapter 20) is only 15 pages, but is very modern in
its discussion of user centered approaches and graphic treatments. I
understand that David Sless, an Aussie who is a major researcher of forms,
contributed to the chapter. (I
I would recommend trying to contact a statistican as they have done
this sort of thing for years and they are a great place to start, but
don't solely rely on their advice. I would suspect the large
departments (census etc have this information on line in US)
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Rob,
I sense you question isn't fully answered regarding paper forms, so
I will offer a good, if difficult, recommendation.
The best discussion I've seen of paper forms in is the Style Manual
6th edition of the Commonwealth of Australia, published by John Wiley
Australia ISBN 0-7016-3648-3.
William Brall
snip - explanation
And if your book goes even one step beyond rote rules and delves into
the spirit and philosophy behind why you should design such and such a
way, it should be directly translatable to any sort of form.
Fair enough. We've tried very much to concentrate on ways
I disagree with #5. Picking controls is VERY important. Why just today
I had to fill in a form to get my flumist inoculation. The last item
on the list was:
The Cost is $25.
Cash___
Check__
Elsewhere on the form I had this option:
Male [_] or Female [_]
So what was I supposed to fill
That was:
Cash_._,_._,_._
Check_._,_,_,_,_
For those who saw that collapse into 1 line.
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From William Brall
I disagree with #5. Picking controls is VERY important.
snip - example
I'd say any book worth its salt about form design would answer this
question for an online form, and thus a paper one.
(Aside: sorry that the formatting of my previous email on this subject came
out so
Can anyone recommend best practices and guidelines for the design of paper
forms - not printed online forms, but stand-alone paper forms, filled in by
hand.
Best Regards,
Rob Tannen, PhD
Director of Research
Welcome to the
Rob Tannen
Can anyone recommend best practices and guidelines for the design of
paper forms - not printed online forms, but stand-alone paper forms,
filled in by hand.
Hi Rob
I would have loved to include paper form design in our recent book but was
persuaded that a shorter book would be a
