2.1 - Information Styles

Information styles are forms that information can be presented in. There are a multitude of different information styles:

• Text: Information that is represented using words. This can be either written physically or typed digitally.
• Graphic: Information that is represented visually, such as photos or drawings.
• Video: Information represented using moving pictures, often accompanied by sound.
• Numerical: Information that is represented using numbers. This could be statistical or date relevant data.
• Animated graphics: Visual information that is made up of multiple frames.
• Audio: Information that is represented using sound, such as dialogue.
• Tactile images: Information that is interpreted by touch, usually with distinctive shapes and forms.
• Braille: Numerical or textual data represented in physical form understood by touching. 
• Subtitles: Information that converts audio into text form often for people who are hard of hearing or foreign users. 
• Charts and graphs: Numerical information or data that is represented visually.
• Tables and spreadsheets: Numerical information that is sorted and represented on two axis for easier understanding.
• Boolean: Information that has two possible values (true/false) often in the form of a tickbox.