Dashboard
- Usage
- Showcase
A good dashboard design means:
- information available at the fingertip
- metrics are clear
- intuitive design
- customizable
- summarized data
Do’s
- reside on a single screen
- support the aims and objectives of the intended user
- show what the underlying data means: This can be done through adequate labelling, logical grouping of related visualisations and the use of clear statistical and verbal descriptions
- summarise data and provide a means to dig deeper into the data
- make optimal use of the available space: Double your margins
Don’ts
- don’t hide information or rely on interactions too much
- don’t flood the user with data