The Form Book

Wherever we go, forms go with us. Without them, there are no orders, payments, deliveries, marriages, divorces, immigrations, emigrations, tax declarations, arrest warrants or sick notes. They are there from the moment we're born, and we're not even allowed to die without them. They bring order, or at least form in the most literal sense, into our lives; they promise clarity and direction, yet so often they cause helplessness, chaos and confusion. A challenge to designers, they are sometimes sadly neglected as they attempt to start a silent dialogue with the people who, frequently put off by the very sight of them reluctantly have to fill them in.