Forms for people: designing forms that people can use

✍ Scribed by Barnett, Robert

• Publisher: 1st Impression Publishing
• Year: 2005
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 514
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

'Forms For People, ' by Robert Barnett, is a 512 page comprehensive manual on the design and production of business forms. The book has been written for both the experienced forms analyst as well as the novice and part-time form designer and is based on the author's experience in the industry for over 40 years. It covers a wide range of technical subjects such as typography, color, paper selection, offset printing and computer-related forms, with many illustrations and tables for the technically-minded designer. However, it also provides extensive background material based on the author's many.

✦ Table of Contents

Table of Contents......Page 7
About this book......Page 15
Acknowledgments......Page 17
Chapter 1 - Types of Forms......Page 21
Chapter 2 - Foundation For Good Forms......Page 29
Chapter 3 - Communication Basics......Page 59
Chapter 4 - Forms Language......Page 73
Chapter 5 - Multilingual and Multicultural Forms......Page 87
Chapter 6 - The Forms Analysis Process......Page 97
Chapter 7 - Aids to Forms Analysis......Page 107
Chapter 8 - Interviewing......Page 115
Chapter 9 - The Needs of Users......Page 121
Chapter 10 - Estimating and Costing......Page 133
Chapter 11 - Forms Typography......Page 145
Chapter 12 - Basic Form Graphics......Page 169
Chapter 13 - Colour and Shading......Page 185
Chapter 14 - Form Structure......Page 219
Chapter 15 - Questionnaire Design......Page 235
Chapter 16 - Forms for Aged People......Page 259
Chapter 17 - Multipart Forms......Page 269
Chapter 18 - Envelopes and Mailer Forms......Page 283
Chapter 19 - Computer Input Forms......Page 293
Chapter 20 - Machine Readable Forms......Page 313
Chapter 21 - Forms for Special Processing......Page 323
Chapter 22 - Types of Errors People Make......Page 335
Chapter 23 - Traditional Methods of Testing......Page 343
Chapter 24 - Using an Error Analysis......Page 353
Chapter 25 - Observational Useability Studies......Page 357
Chapter 26 - Setting up a Testing Program......Page 365
Chapter 27 - Using a Computer for Design......Page 371
Chapter 28 - Paper for Forms......Page 379
Chapter 29 - How Printing Works......Page 389
Chapter 30 - Getting Quality Printing......Page 400
Chapter 31 - Electronic Forms Overview......Page 415
Chapter 32 - Major Electronic Forms Issues......Page 421
Chapter 33 - Implementing Electronic Forms......Page 429
Chapter 34 - Electronic Form Design Principles......Page 435
Chapter 35 - Components of Electronic Forms......Page 442
Chapter 36 - Adding Intelligence to Electronic Forms......Page 461
Chapter 37 - Internet and Intranet Forms......Page 477
Chapter 38 - Testing Electronic Forms......Page 483
Appendix 1 Bibliography......Page 493
Appendix 2 Index......Page 498