Ask HN: How do you format the output of your bash scripts?

Are there good resources that explain a standard or paradigm for the output of .sh scripts? Typically my output is either too sparse or too verbose.

How about when a script is intended to be used in a pipeline ( between | ) but you still want output?

Ideally I'm looking for some sort of "industry standard" that the majority agrees looks good and improves readability of a scripts output.