Jennifer, I think that it comes down to appropriate segmenting of the items presented in the form and the type of registration that is being filled out, a utility/bank registration area will have multiple fields where e-mail might be required but a contact number is optional.
Check out Chris Messina's screenshots of sign-up forms for more clarification on your concern: http://www.flickr.com/photos/factoryjoe/sets/72157609745241966/ In my experience, and what I do day to day, I segment content by it's type (contact information, personal data, log-in information, etc) and I clarify the fields that are required vs the ones that are optional, I do not assume the * tells the whole story, nor do I rely on it. Luke W's book on form design is fascinating for this http://www.rosenfeldmedia.com/books/webforms/ Cheers, E On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 7:54 AM, jennifer <chicgee...@gmail.com> wrote: > Clarification: > > When the form requires other personal info, e.g., First name, Last > name, etc... have you come across sites that first ask for email > address? > > So, the order - displayed all at once on the same screen: > > Email > First Name Last Name > Job Function > Company > --- > etc... > > > Seems a bit odd for me. Makes sense when *all* that is required is > email a password. But what about when the form has all that other > junk? > > > . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . > Posted from the new ixda.org > http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=46826 > > > ________________________________________________________________ > Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! > To post to this list ....... disc...@ixda.org > Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe > List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines > List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help > ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
