Category Archives: Table Design

Hermann Grids, An optical Illusion Best Avoided

Posted on July 11, 2008 by XLCubedBlog

An interesting optical illusion is the so-called Hermann Grid illusion: the effect of seeing gray dots at the intersections of a black grid on a white background or a white grid on a black background.         While … Continue reading →

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Applied Gestalt Laws: Table Alignment

Posted on May 9, 2008 by XLCubedBlog

Most reports are based on combinations of tabular layouts, so to continue my series about visual design (see my previous post) I will focus on the most common and simple problem to fix: The fundamentals of how to align numbers … Continue reading →

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Gestalt Laws, Charts and Tables: The way your brain wants them to be

Posted on May 9, 2008 by XLCubedBlog

I get asked by a lot of people how I seem to be able to format my charts and tables so that they look good and still convey the information in the most effective manner. I thought I would share … Continue reading →

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