Within this activity, you'll have an opportunity to practice visualizing information for a specific audience and purpose. Below is an example student activity, but please only use that as a guide. Your table should be organized and designed based on YOUR style.

Context

Assume that you work for PLANET (the Professional Landcare Network), a professional association for landscape designers and contractors. You have been asked to create a table for the organization's website, landcarenetwork.org, that shows the seasonal lawn-maintenance tasks landscape services or homeowners might perform over the period of one year.

Your Task

Part 1

Use the following information to create your table:

Mow: April to June (every week), July and August (every two weeks), and September to October (every 2 weeks)

De-thatch: April or September

Aerate: April or September

Fertilize: March, May, July, September, November

Water: Twice a week June through September, or as needed

Apply weed killer: February, April, June, August, October

Part 2

Answer the following question: If PLANET organizers were also considering using your table in their new brochure, what design or formatting differences would you suggest between the web and print tables?

Screenshot of student sample (ignore some of their misspelling):

Part 1 PLANET Landscape Services Schedule March April February June May Every week Services Mow De-thatch Aerate Fertilize Water Weed Killer Apr. OR Sept Apr. OR Sept. wice a week or as needed October November July August September Mow Every two weeks De-thatch Apr. OR Sept. Aerate Apr. OR Sept. Fertilize Water Twice a week or as needed Weed Killer Part 2 I would suggest that PLANET should use a briefly detailed table on the brochure and a more detailed table on the web so customers can get more information about the landscape services. However, the table formatting should not differ dramatcically between both channels in order to avoid confusion to consumers since it is a table containing various services, months, and specifications