Formal Disorder: The Art of Filling Out Forms in the Modern Age

By Expert Witness

Section 5: The Anatomy of a Form

Understanding the intricacies of form design can be a daunting task. But fear not, dear reader, for we have broken it down for you.

Here is the basic structure of a form:

  1. Header with a big red button that says "Submit"
  2. Section for name and email address
  3. Section for password and confirm password
  4. Section for phone number and confirm phone number
  5. Section for address and confirm address
  6. Submit button that does nothing but looks cool

Now, let's take a closer look at each of these sections in more detail.

5.2. The Name and Email Section

Here's where you enter your name and email address. It's the most crucial part of the form, as it's where you're going to get most of your spam emails.

And don't worry, we've taken the liberty of including a guide on how to validate your email address.

5.2.1. Formal Disorder: Email Validation

We all know the drill: "Please enter your email address, and we'll send you an email to verify that you're not a bot."

But have you ever stopped to think about the intricacies of email validation?

Well, let us enlighten you.

Here is a list of things that are NOT email addresses:

  • "hello world"
  • "example.com"
  • "@example.com"
  • "123456@123456.com"
  • "example@example.com"

And here is a list of things that ARE email addresses (but don't ask us why):

  • "hello world@subdomain.example.com"
  • "example@domain.com"
  • "123456@123456.net"
  • "subdomain@example.com"