Designing Tables

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Designing Tables

• ENGL 3369 Information Design

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Table form design principles

• Alignment
• Proximity
• Continuation
• Consistency
• Enclosure

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Table design features

• Basic features
• Titles
• Rows
• Columns
• Typography
• Labels
• Captions
• Alignment
• Fit to contents, to page

• Features for emphasis
• Rules
• Shading
• Color
• Chunking Grouping

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Basic features Rows/columns
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Basic features Titles
Stamp Sale Lots
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Basic features Typography
Stamp Sale Lots
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Basic features Fit
Stamp Sale Lots
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Basic features Captions
Stamp Sale Lots
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Basic features Alignment
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Emphasis Rules
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Emphasis Rules
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Emphasis Rules
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Emphasis Shading
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Emphasis Shading
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Emphasis Shading
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Emphasis Color
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Emphasis Color
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Emphasis Chunks groups
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Sample STC Intercom
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Sample Finance

• MSN Money Central Leading Indexes
• CNN Money Markets Stocks
• US Treasury Daily Statement

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Sample Academic Calendars

• Texas Tech One-Page Calendar
• Southern Cals Academic Calendar
• University of Texas Calendar
• Cal State, Chico Calendar

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Sample Airline Schedule

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