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Why not show an actual, legible, signature? (John Doe or Jane Q. User or something.) Even with the signature line it still looks like visual gibberish.
by dhugiaskmak 15y ago
Why not show an actual, legible, signature? (John Doe or Jane Q. User or something.) Even with the signature line it still looks like visual gibberish.
- dhugiaskmak 15y agoOn re-reading this sounds like harsher criticism than I intended. What I mean to say is that showing a legible signature would more clearly indicate what the field is for.
- desigooner 15y agoI think it's a bit easie for the user if it was signed as "sign here" vs. "John/Jane Doe". ESP if you have an intl audience.
- mannicken 15y agoI thought about a legible signature. My reasoning was that it was too specific. When you're drawing an icon of a coffee-cup, you're drawing abstract shapes that will hit as many people with a 'coffeecup' concept. Compare this to a life drawing of 'coffee-cup on a bar in Starbucks at 9pm in Seattle on 5th avenue'. Who gives a shit who's signature it is? By drawing an abstract shape of signature I'm letting the user fill in the gaps ('yay, it's my signature'), without forcing a specific context on his mind ('oh, it's John Doe's signature').