Cool markup tips for uncool forms

Few designers I know like working with Web forms. But in this age of high interactivity, social networking, community building and all other Web 2.0ish phenomena, we'd best learn to enjoy the craft.

Forms are, after all, the way people add content to a site, respond to inquiries or surveys, and generally tell us what they think we want to hear. ;-)

Nick Rigby, writing at A List Apart, shows how to create forms that are both attractive and accessible in myriad client environments. Sweet!

"I've tried to create a form-styling solution that is both accessible and portable (in the sense that I can move the code from one project to the next). Floats have often provided a solution to my problem, but given the complexity of some layouts and the numerous float bugs associated with Internet Explorer, it's not always easy to reuse a float solution. I wanted to create something that anyone could easily reuse on any project: a style sheet that, when applied to a correctly marked up HTML form, would produce the basis of the required layout. So here it is -- my attempt at portable, accessible forms."

Good form, Nick!