What We’ll Be Creating
Resources Used In This Tutorial
Getting Started…
Create a new (Ctrl + N) document 800 x 600 pixels with any style background. I’ve simply created a simple background to showcase my login form and it looks like this.
Select the “Rectangle Tool” (U) with your foreground color set to white #ffffff then create a rectangle in the middle of your canvas. Once you’ve created the rectangle add a 1 pixel stroke from within the layers style window using the settings below.
Login Form Title
Select the “Text Type Tool” (T) then type out the title for your login box.
Here are the settings for the login box title.
Select the “Rectangular Marquee Tool” (M) then make two 1 pixel lines on top of each other. The top line should be black and the bottom line should be white, the lines should also span the width of the login box leaving a 20 pixel space either side of the line.
The white line at this point isn’t visible at the moment but will be in the next step. Select the “Rectangular Marquee Tool” (M) then make a selection underneath the two 1 pixel lines we made in the previous step.
Once you’ve made the selection fill it with a linear gradient using a black to transparent gradient.
Set the opacity of the gradient to 2%, you should now have something like this.
The Form Fields
Select the “Rectangle Tool” (U) and create 3 rectangles on the left side of the login box. The 3 boxes should represent the username, password and submit button.
Add the following layer styles to the first 2 rectangles, which will be the username and passwords fields.
Now add the following layer styles to the smaller rectangle which will be the login button.
You should have something like this.
Download the icon set and then add the icons shown in the image below to the desired fields. Then add the text to your fields using the “Type Tool” (T).
Creating The Middle Divider
Select the “Ellipse Tool” (U) then make an ellipse in the middle of the login box.
Add the following layer styles to the ellipse.
Set your foreground color to #eeeeee then select the “Rectangular Marquee Tool” (M) and make a selection starting from underneath the top divider to the bottom of the login box.
Select the “Gradient Tool” (G) with the gradient color options set to “Foreground to Transparent”. Now drag the gradient inside of the selection dragging from the left side of the box. Repeat this step for the side of the circle only this time drag the gradient from the right.
Now create two 1 pixels lines next to each other vertically, color the first line in black and the other white. The lines should start from the title divider and end at the bottom of the login box, the lines should also pass underneath the ellipse in the middle. Set the lines layers blend mode to “Overlay”.
Finally add the word “OR” inside of the ellipse, you should have something like this.
Adding The Social Connect Buttons
Download the social connect buttons from the link below then add them to your canvas at the bottom right side of your login box.
Now add some text above the social connect buttons like the image below.
That’s it all done, hope your enjoyed this tutorial.
Conclusion
Thanks for taking part in this tutorial, if you managed to finish this tutorial I’d love to see some of your results. Feel free to post them up on our Facebook Fan Page.
15 thoughts on “Learn How To Create A Modern Login Form”
It’s perfect post, liked it and help me for my new project, thank you
Going to try using it on my site. Thanks!
Found this a great little tutorial. Think the techniques you have used really add to the feel of the form, make it more engaging and appealing to the viewer. I really like the use of shadow and the effect you have created on the dividing lines within the form.
I will be using the techniques from this tutorial in my future design work. Not only when I am designing my login and contact forms but keeping them in mind when thinking about my navigation and layout of my future sites.
Thanks a lot. Good Tutorial.
I will make it sure
Your social buttons are mixed up on the lower hand corner. When I click the twitter icon it sends me to facebook and vice versa.
Just thought you should know. 😀
Nice tutorial btw. 😀
Thanks for the heads up, all fixed now
How to use the login form? I mean it’s an image how can you really type something in it? I’m new sorry 🙁
@Ryan Law
just add the text in via photoshop and click enter to login… *lol* i’m joking right, it needs to be sliced and coded into a working version.
Simply Superb!
like your new look of website.
BTW. nice tutorial Thanks
I would like to thank you for this tutorial as it includes some really nice techniques on how to style your design so that it stands out and looks more clean.
I’m definitely going to use some of these skills in my future work, especially how you have created the one pixel line with a white line and a slight gradient underneath, and the 1 pixel line inside the login button as they really help to give across a professional feel.
Once again, thank you and I look forward more tutorials from you.
thank you for this tutorial. My question is, after getting this done, how do you make it work as an html file? thank you
wow its a nice post i like it very much just that am realy hard how to use photoshop can some one use illustrator
I want to create a login box 2 my site
superb i will try
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