1. Creating Eleven Types of Reader-Centered Graphics
Paul V. Anderson’s Technical Communication, 6th ed.

2. Find and use data, facts, or advice.
Tables

3. Understand the relationships among variables.
Line graphs

4. Compare quantities.
Bar Graphs
Pictographs

5. See a trend.
Line graphs
Bar charts

6. See the relative sizes of the parts that make up a whole.
Pie Charts

7. See how something looks.
Photographs
Drawings
Screen shots

8. Understand how something is constructed.
Photographs
Drawings

9. Understand a process
Flowcharts
Photographs
Drawings
Screen shots

10. Understand how to do something.
Photographs
Drawings
Screen shots

11. Understand the structure of an organization.
Organizational charts

12. Understand the schedule for completing a project.
Schedule charts

13. Technical Communication.
Read more about types of graphics in “Writer’s Reference Guide: Creating Eleven Types of Reader-Centered Graphics” in
Technical Communication.