{"id":1914,"date":"2019-01-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-01-08T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devicemagic-dev.peaktwo.com\/blog\/7-design-tips-for-mobile-forms-success\/"},"modified":"2021-09-03T11:56:30","modified_gmt":"2021-09-03T11:56:30","slug":"7-design-tips-for-mobile-forms-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.devicemagic.com\/blog\/7-design-tips-for-mobile-forms-success\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Design Tips for Mobile Forms Success"},"content":{"rendered":"\"Design\n<\/picture>\n

Building mobile forms with Device Magic\u2019s drag and drop form builder is easy and straightforward. However, beyond the technical how-to of creating mobile forms, certain design strategies can improve the user experience of the forms you build.<\/p>\n

The effect of UX on mobile forms is twofold. It can determine whether your staff embraces the new technology, and it can affect the accuracy of the entered information.<\/p>\n

In an example of an enterprise software being used for power plant maintenance, a Deloitte Consulting executive told WSJ, \u201cOnly a fraction of total service requests were being tracked in the system because users were reluctant to tangle with [the software] every time they needed to enter a service request. After the company put a new front end on the system to improve the user experience, the number of service requests in the system spiked, and the plant achieved significant user adoption with virtually no training costs.\u201d<\/p>\n

After incorporating usability design, Deloitte reports a 300 percent increase in worker productivity, and 55 percent reduction in training time.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

You probably already know that mobile forms are a better way to do business digitally. However, using good design can make the effect of the software measurably greater. In the seven design principles below, we\u2019ll review easy ways you can optimize the design of your mobile forms.<\/p>\n

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Mobile Form Design Tips<\/a><\/h2>\n

1. Designing for Mobile Devices<\/h3>\n

From a design perspective, mobile forms have significant advantages over paper forms.<\/p>\n

First, there\u2019s the speed and uniformity of making updates. When changes are made to the layout or information fields, the update occurs instantly across your business\u2019 entire user base. That means employees won\u2019t face multiple versions of paper forms, and admins won\u2019t struggle with missing information.<\/p>\n

Additionally, mobile forms provide staff with an easier interface than clipboards of paperwork<\/a>. Smartphones are always within reach, so it\u2019s natural to use them for daily business tasks.<\/p>\n

When food delivery business From the Farmer<\/a> switched from paper forms<\/a> to Device Magic\u2019s mobile forms, the technology made it easier to send status updates, and delivery drivers increased their rate of compliance to 95 percent.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Yet, when it comes to form design, going digital isn’t the same as going mobile. Compared to desktop design, mobile forms must be optimized for small screens and hand-based gestures and interactions. This means an adjustment to typographical elements such as vertical line height and the space between lines. It also means that fields should be stacked vertically for easy scrolling.<\/p>\n

With Device Magic<\/a>, these mobile-friendly, design principles are built into everything we do. Unlike if you were building your own business app from scratch, you don\u2019t have to consider the framework of information design. Instead, Device Magic gives you the tools to build an unlimited number of mobile-friendly data-gathering forms. Businesses have the flexibility to rollout their new mobile solutions same day or in phases that accommodate an organization’s volume of users. Device Magic even offers support for form building<\/a> to ensure your form is optimized for selectively collecting only the data you need, and nothing you don’t.<\/p>\n

2. Field Formatting<\/h3>\n

With Device Magic, you can collect a wide variety of information and inputs within a single mobile form. However, the field format should cater to the type of information being entered.<\/p>\n

In the example of building a mobile forms invoice or work order<\/a>, your field types could be as follows:<\/p>\n