Forms

Abstract

An organisation works by communication, very largely recorded on paper. If variable information under fixed descriptions is frequently required it is most quickly and efficiently dealt with if the information is provided in the same fashion and in the same order on all occasions. Hence the use of forms. A form is merely a device which tries to ensure that all the information required for a particular purpose is provided and that it is presented in the way and in the order in which it can most easily be used. This explains the increasing use of forms and the emergence of the skill of form design, for upon the use of forms, effectively designed, depends to a large extent the efficient operation of all kinds of enterprise.