While crafting a website design, one must pay equal importance to all elements including form aesthetics. Log-in or sign up forms, were till now, one of the most ignored elements in a web page design. It is only recently that site owners have started realizing how crucial a log-in form is! Paying attention to the knitty-gritties of its design can actually pay off well in the long term. A well-designed log-in form has the power to persuade more visitors to become subscribers, members and even permanent customers.

Research has proven that ignoring the log-in form design can actually lead to reduced conversion rates, dissatisfied customers and rock-bottom sales. Well, whether you are an internet merchant or a forum owner, it is advisable to design log-in forms with extra care! Many website owners have started exploring different ways to design a log-in form. So, let’s take you through an interesting journey into the world of designing log-in forms. Discussed below are some modern approaches adopted by designers to craft engaging and innovative log-in forms.

jQuery Based Log-in Forms

If you think your visitors are bored with the standard log-in form on your site or online store, try out some jQuery based log-in forms. All one needs to do is write some JavaScript codes for these cool log-in forms. You can actually make your visitors feel more comfortable by designing drop-down log-in boxes. Designers are increasingly relying on HTML5 and CSS3 to churn some really exciting jQuery log-in forms.

Third Party Sign In

With social media platforms becoming dominant with every passing day, most of the websites, today, offer their visitors to sign-in using Facebook ID & password, Twitter details etc with just a click! Further, you can also sign-in to a website using your email account information.

These are aptly referred to as single sign-on solutions. When one log-ins using Facebook, Twitter or OpenID information, the time to register on a site is reduced considerably. But of course, you need to be logged in to your Facebook account to benefit from the one-click feature.

Flash Based Login Forms

If you have ever created an account on Tumblr, you will know what I am talking about. Their log-in form has these flashy effects to offer visitors a unique sign-up experience. When you visit the home page, you will find that signup and log-in forms are perfectly placed next to one another. You will also witness some interesting CSS3 based fade & highlight effects!

Standard Log-in Forms with Extra Touch

Consider the log-in form on Gowalla’s website. Although the site is no longer available following acquisition by Facebook but its log-in form is worth mentioning here! You could sign in to the site with username or email. It also allowed users to log-in directly via Facebook. However, there was this extraordinary feature which helped users sign-in with more accuracy after their first attempt failed. In case someone tried to log-in with username & password that were incorrect, the site would obviously display an error but along with that users would see a profile image & username of the account there were attempting to sign into. The visual display, definitely, helped users identify their mistake!

Quora is another website that has a remarkable log-in form design similar to Gowalla. The only difference is that Quora instantly notifies you in case no account is related to the email address entered. Now, if the email address matches the account registered, you will get to see your profile image & username. The site also provides instant sign in feature whereby you can actually log-in without using a password on a specific browser.

Log-in Forms Based On Instant Search Results

Bagcheck has come up with some really distinct type of log-in form design. It aims to reduce a lot of common errors associated with other log-in forms. Here, one needs to enter either a username or an email address to sign in. You just need to type the first few letters to get different options. Next, you can log-in to your account by choosing the right option. It definitely works faster than entering a complete email address. No sign-in options are displayed before you actually type those few letters.

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Log-in forms play a vital role in determining the success rate of your website, online shop, blog or forum. While there are no written-rules to design extraordinary log-in forms, you must step into end-users’ shoes to craft an attractive yet user-friendly log-in form. Give a deep thought to different designs available and decide what best works for your visitors!

Written by Barton Griffiths

Barton Griffiths is a leading expert in a web design & web development field. He has always believed that, Custom web application development should provide complete web development solutions to globe clients. He has impressive and in-depth knowledge about the latest trends existing in web development & web design services. With a latest web technologies such as PHP Development, He achieved best-quality results in a less time and money as well that brings in additional revenues. Barton Griffiths on Google+.

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