Contact Me - Form or email ?

A very important feature of a website is to have a way of your end-user being able to contact you.

So how is the best way to create a "contact me" form? Is it using HTML form fields or it as simple as creating a clickable email address on the website.

So there are two options.

Option One: A standard HTML contact form

Option Two: A simple email address

My initial reaction is to create an online form. As it allows for fields (which can be set as mandatory) to allow you to capture the information you need. BUT I can see how this could be a problem on hand-held devices which have smaller screens. I know I have tried to fill out form fields on my iPhone, and it is very problamatic. So maybe an email address is indeed a lot easier and more user friendly.

Sample Online Form:

Source: http://www.tampagov.net/appl_MyTampaGov/features_forms.asp

After some reading, and research, I am definately going for the email address option. It is simple, it is friendlier to the smaller screens of the hand-held devices, and I also think it is a little bit more personal. As if you are giving a friend an email address, rather than the "corporate-esque" style of an onlin form.

My email address is: george@georgegeorgiou.com - now isn't this nicer. :)

Links:

Designing the Dreaded Form

http://tympanus.net/codrops/2012/07/05/designing-the-dreaded-form/

Contact form or mailto: link?
http://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/6959/contact-form-or-mailto-link

Should I Display an Email Address on My Site or Use a Contact Form?
http://www.thesitewizard.com/webdesign/email-address-or-contact-form.shtml

Using Forms on your website
http://www.flyte.biz/resources/articles/9901.php

Step-by-step: implementing online forms
http://www.steptwo.com.au/papers/kmc_onlineforms/index.html