(2014-03-27) Darkhorse Clear Off The Table

Darkhorse Analytics: Clear Off the Table. We received a lot of attention for our Data Looks Better Naked post. (2013-08-20 DarkhorseDataLooksBetterNaked)

Now their charts look better. The principles outlined in that article aren't just for charts, though. You can apply them to your data tables with similar improvements in readability and aesthetics. To paraphrase Edward Tufte, too often when we create a data table, we imprison our data behind a wall of grid lines.

As with charts, rather than dressing up our data we should be stripping it down. For more information on table design, you can read Chapter 8 of Stephen Few's Show Me the Numbers.