It IS possible: A beautiful Sign-up form
Written on 30th October 2008
7 COMMENTS 
Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten, Serial Internet Entrepreneur
Huffduffer is a service for Podcasters. You install a bookmarklet and submit any audio files you find on the web. Huffduffer then adds that file to your podcast. Simple and convenient:
Have you ever wanted to put together a podcast of audio files that you’ve discovered on the web? It isn’t as easy as it should be. A podcast is an RSS file and making an RSS feed by hand is a pain. Huffduffer takes the pain out of podcasting found sounds.
The reason why I’m writing about them here is that they have a beautiful sign-up form. It is designed as though you are writing on paper and looks slick and logical. Don’t take it from me, try the Sign up form yourself to see what I mean…
The Next Web Blog is closely associated with The Next Web Conference which is held annually in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. At this event speakers from all over the world come together to talk about, and show off, the future of the Web. (More info 
By Mircea on Oct 30, 2008
Yes, quite original. Never seen a sign up form like that (except on paper).
Reply
By JR on Oct 30, 2008
I think it’s cool. Over at HN there were some questions raised about the usability of this type of forms…
Aside from the usability questions, it’s really creative and reminds me of the way some companies design their 404 pages these days (soocial, carsonified etc)
Reply
By Stijn Kruijssen on Oct 30, 2008
[x] Beautiful Sign-up form
[ ] Conversion
But maybe if there’s a lot free publicity about their sign-up page it works for them. Or maybe their target audience is quite small and then it’s okay.
For a website with a big target group I wouldn’t recommend such a Sign-up page.
Reply
By André Luís on Oct 30, 2008
Yeah, the signup was a treat. But have you seen the logo?!
*drools*
:)
Reply
By oriste on Oct 30, 2008
I don’t understand why replicating a printed paper form would be beautiful. God save us if all form designers are now going to indulge in this practice…
Reply
By Bob Jansen on Oct 30, 2008
It looks nice, in terms of originality and creativity. But that says everything. I won’t believe they’re doing their users a favor with this.
On the other hand, there is a blogpost about it. People are talking about it and they make a clear choice (design before usability). That defines them, which I believe is good.
Nice spot :-)
Reply
By Darius Denzel Wesley aka D-Pretty on Nov 18, 2008
posted by Darius Denzel Wesley aka DPretty ok dis is mad kool man
Reply