Tips for a UX That Is Friendly to All Users

Designing user-friendly forms is an important UI skill. It's vital a designer go over the form with his or her client before putting it on the site. Clients normally want to gather as much information about their customers as possible, but as a designer, it's your job to make sure the client's visitors fill out the form and don't get frustrated and quit before submitting it.

Never ask for more information than necessary. It makes the form too long and makes people feel less overwhelmed. If the client is adamant, mark fields as optional even though this will make the form longer. When asking for necessary information such as a birthday, explain why you need it if the answer isn't obvious.

Use single column forms. It keeps visitor's eyes from zigzagging and it keeps them from deciding whether to fill out the left column and then the right column or go left to right. The less decisions a person has to make the better. If a site has a multi step form, put a navigation bar at the bottom of each form in a bright color so visitors can't miss it. You should also let them know how many more pages to expect until they complete the form.

Use masks or placeholders, such as DD/MM/YYYY, to show visitors the format for phone numbers, etc. which you collect. Also show the user any errors, such as passwords must contain eight characters, immediately after they have finished typing in the field.

As a designer, you often have the freedom to express the client's brand in elements, including forms. Studies have shown that multi-page forms with only a small bit of information do better than one very long form. If you can, add some character to the progress indicator; an Almost Done! is usually appreciated by shoppers, but not people setting up an online bank account. For more information click here https://www.reddit.com/r/web_design/comments/ebwnta/what_is_the_most_elegant_way_to_handle_a_multi/.