Topic 04 of 08
Read and display
Understand a Manifest, then present it as a brief, table or chart people enjoy.
By the end you can:
- Know every part of a Manifest and what each is for
- Write human narratives from the Brief, and reason with the Signal
- Build tables, charts and infographics that only show real numbers
12The Manifest anatomy field guideEvery part of a Manifest, which date means what, which fields to show people, and a defensive accessor that never breaks on a missing field.13Signals, Briefs and RecordsKnow what each part of a Manifest is for, read it cheaply first, and go deeper only when the answer needs it.14Present Manifests to your usersTurn Manifests into a brief people enjoy reading. Write the narrative from the Brief, reason with the Signal, and link every item to its source.15Charts, tables and infographicsWhen the numbers in a Manifest deserve a picture, how to build a table, chart or infographic from them, and how to stay honest about what the data supports.