Question

I’m trying to give my form a layout like the one shown on this image http://reversl.net/demo/ where the firstname and surname inputs are inline but all other inputs are stacked (i.e. on top of each other). I currently have something like this http://reversl.net/form/ using the following markup;

<div class="container">
  <form>
<ol>            
  <li>
    <label for=name>Firstname:</label>
    <input id=name name=name type=text placeholder="Jon" required autofocus>
  </li>

  <li>
    <label for=name>Surname:</label>
    <input id=surname name=surname type=text placeholder="Doe" required autofocus>
  </li>

  <li>
    <label for=message>Message:</label>
    <textarea id=message name=message placeholder="Type your message here..." required></textarea>
  </li>

</ol>
  </form>
</div>

Styled as follows;

label {
display: block;
line-height: 1.75em;
}

input, textarea {   
width: 250px;
display: inline-block;
margin-bottom: 2em;
padding: .75em .5em;
color: #999;
border: 1px solid #e9e9e9;
outline: none;
}

input:focus, textarea:focus {
-moz-box-shadow:    inset 0 0 3px #aaa;
-webkit-box-shadow: inset 0 0 3px #aaa;
box-shadow:         inset 0 0 3px #aaa;
}

textarea {
height: 100px;
}

Answer 1

Give the first two LIs display: inline-block and adjust paddings/margins as necessary.