How would you build Wordle with just HTML and CSS? | Scott Jehl, Web Designer/Developer
This is a great thought exercise in progressive enhancement …that Scott then turns into a real exercise!
UX In Contact Forms: Essentials To Turn Leads Into Conversions — Smashing Magazine
The answers to these questions about forms are useful for just about any website:
- Is It OK To Place A Form In Two Columns?
- Where Should Labels Be Placed?
- Can We Use Placeholder Text Instead Of A Label?
- How To Lessen The Cognitive Load Of A Form?
- Are Buttons Considered Part Of A Form’s UX?
- Is It Possible To Ease The Process Of Filling A Form?
- Does The User’s Location Influence A Form’s UX?
Related links
The web is mostly links and forms | Go Make Things
In the same vein as that last link, Chris says what we’re all thinking:
Most of what we build is links from one page to another, and
formsubmissions that send data from the browser to the server.
Progressively Enhanced Form Validation, Part 1: HTML and CSS – Cloud Four
A great reminder of just how much you can do with modern markup and styles when it comes to form validation. The :user-invalid and :user-valid pseudo-classes are particularly handy!
TIL: You Can Access A User’s Camera with Just HTML
The capture attribute is pretty nifty—and I just love that you get so much power in a declarative way:
<input type="file" accept="image/*" capture="environment">
Bring Focus to the First Form Field with an Error :: Aaron Gustafson
A handy little script from Aaron to improve the form validation experience.
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