In some ways, the Contact Form is the “Hello, World!†application of web designers and web developers. It is nothing that hasn’t been done before a million times, but it is symbolic of being able to control the design of a page as well as make a page truly functional. In this screencast I talk about contact forms in general as well as quickly walk through the design, creating, and functionality of Contact Form.
http://css-tricks.com/video-screencasts/21-walkthrough-of-contact-form/