Presenting many items.
WHAT LISTS NEED
A clear unit: where one item ends and the next begins
The most important information first Consistent structure
WHAT TABLES NEED
Clear column headers Alignment appropriate to content Enough spacing to follow a row
WHAT ALIGNMENT SUITS WHAT
Text left Numbers right, so digits line up Headers matching their column
THE NUMBER POINT
Right-aligned numbers can be compared at a glance. Left-aligned cannot.
WHAT TO PROVIDE FOR LONG LISTS
Sorting Filtering Search Pagination or progressive loading
WHAT TO SHOW
How many items there are.
WHAT TO AVOID
Tables on narrow screens, without adaptation Columns nobody uses Rows so tight they cannot be followed
WHAT TO DO ON MOBILE
Convert rows to stacked cards, or show only essential columns.
WHAT TO KEEP VISIBLE
Headers, when scrolling a long table.
WHAT TO DESIGN
The empty and single-item cases.
