You can find demos of the Article List component here

Joomla 1.0.x

http://www.chocolatebake.com/

The first menu block on the lefthas three menu items. Each of these menu items uses the Article List component to generate the list of items.

Joomla 1.5.x - Legacy Mode

http://www.embroideryhandbook.com/

The last menu block on the left ('Article List Examples') has two menu items. Both of these menu items uses the Article List component to generate the list of items.

Notes 

Note that the format of the items is based on the sectiontableheader , sectiontableentry1 and sectiontableentry2 styles