Figure Graphics used to simplify ideas Pfeiffer Technical Writing, 5ed. Copyright ©2003 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved.
Figure Graphics used to create interest Pfeiffer Technical Writing, 5ed. Copyright ©2003 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved.
Figure Font styles Pfeiffer Technical Writing, 5ed. Copyright ©2003 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved.
Figure Using colored icons Pfeiffer Technical Writing, 5ed. Copyright ©2003 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved.
Figure Color classifications Pfeiffer Technical Writing, 5ed. Copyright ©2003 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved.
Figure Use of shading and color highlights in 3 identical tables Adapted from Table No. 1040, Statistical Abstract of the United States 1996, p 646 Pfeiffer Technical Writing, 5ed. Copyright ©2003 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved.
Figure Example of formal table Pfeiffer Technical Writing, 5ed. Copyright ©2003 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved.
Figure Pie chart with as few pieces as possible. (Chart shows McDuff workforce breakdown for an offshore Atlantic project. McDuff can draw most project workers from its East Coast offices.) Pfeiffer Technical Writing, 5ed. Copyright ©2003 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved.
Figure Pie chart showing money breakdown for average deductions from a McDuff paycheck Pfeiffer Technical Writing, 5ed. Copyright ©2003 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved.
Figure Techniques for emphasis in pie charts Pfeiffer Technical Writing, 5ed. Copyright ©2003 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved.
Figure Bar charts Pfeiffer Technical Writing, 5ed. Copyright ©2003 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved.
Figure Hash marks on bar charts-a technique that can lead to misunderstanding Adapted from William S. Pfeiffer, Proposal Writing (Columbus, Ohio: Merrill, 1989), 147. Pfeiffer Technical Writing, 5ed. Copyright ©2003 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved.
Figure Bar chart variations Adapted from William S. Pfeiffer, Proposal Writing (Columbus, Ohio: Merrill, 1989), 148. Pfeiffer Technical Writing, 5ed. Copyright ©2003 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved.
Figure Bar chart variations for multiple trends Adapted from William S. Pfeiffer, Proposal Writing (Columbus, Ohio: Merrill, 1989), 150. Pfeiffer Technical Writing, 5ed. Copyright ©2003 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved.
Figure Grouped bar chart with data Pfeiffer Technical Writing, 5ed. Copyright ©2003 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved.
Figure Line chart used to show effect of proposed medical plan on McDuff health costs Pfeiffer Technical Writing, 5ed. Copyright ©2003 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved.
Figure Line chart using multiple lines to show number of sick days taken at three McDuff offices: 2001 Pfeiffer Technical Writing, 5ed. Copyright ©2003 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved.
Figure Gantt and milestone schedule charts Pfeiffer Technical Writing, 5ed. Copyright ©2003 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved.
Figure Schedule chart variation Pfeiffer Technical Writing, 5ed. Copyright ©2003 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved.
Figure Flowchart for basic McDuff project Adapted from William S. Pfeiffer, Proposal Writing (Columbus, Ohio: Merrill, 1989), 155. Pfeiffer Technical Writing, 5ed. Copyright ©2003 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved.
Figure Flowchart for complex McDuff project Pfeiffer Technical Writing, 5ed. Copyright ©2003 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved.
Figure Basic organization chart Adapted from William S. Pfeiffer, Proposal Writing (Columbus, Ohio: Merrill, 1989), 157. Pfeiffer Technical Writing, 5ed. Copyright ©2003 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved.
Figure Concentric organization chart Adapted from William S. Pfeiffer, Proposal Writing (Columbus, Ohio: Merrill, 1989), 159. Pfeiffer Technical Writing, 5ed. Copyright ©2003 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved.
Figure Organization chart focusing on project (indicates individuals most involved with upcoming project) Adapted from William S. Pfeiffer, Proposal Writing (Columbus, Ohio: Merrill, 1989), 159. Pfeiffer Technical Writing, 5ed. Copyright ©2003 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved.
Figure Technical drawing using CAD system Pfeiffer Technical Writing, 5ed. Copyright ©2003 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved.
Figure The 3-D aspect of the central graphic in the Aquifer poster makes the layered components easily understood From Barbara Bartholomew, and Michael Bates, et al., “STC International Competitions: Best of Show and Distinguished Technical Communication Winners,” Technical Communication, 3rd quarter, 1998, p Courtesy of St. Johns River Water Management District. Pfeiffer Technical Writing, 5ed. Copyright ©2003 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved.
Figure Faulty comparisons on modified bar chart Adapted from Atlanta Constitution, 30 Nov. 1989, p. H-1. Used by permission. Pfeiffer Technical Writing, 5ed. Copyright ©2003 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved.
Figure “Chartjunk” that confuses the reader Pfeiffer Technical Writing, 5ed. Copyright ©2003 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved.
Figure Confusing pie chart Adapted from Cobb County Annual Report (Cobb County, GA), 14. Used by permission. Pfeiffer Technical Writing, 5ed. Copyright ©2003 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved.
Figure Confusing pie chart Pfeiffer Technical Writing, 5ed. Copyright ©2003 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved.
Figure Confusing pie chart Pfeiffer Technical Writing, 5ed. Copyright ©2003 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved.
Figure Reference for Assignment 1 Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Statistical Abstract of the United States, 1989 (Washington, 1989), 554. Pfeiffer Technical Writing, 5ed. Copyright ©2003 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved.
Figure Reference for Assignment 6 Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Statistical Abstract of the United States, 1989 (Washington, 1989), 220. Pfeiffer Technical Writing, 5ed. Copyright ©2003 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved.