Lessons from dashboard design
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1Conventions to break conventions
1. Understand the context2. Do not break for the sake of breaking3. Refer to 2
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What if?dashboards are collaborative by nature!
But why?should discussions take place elsewhere!
How can we?weave a visual story around collaboration
1Don’t stick with plain ol’ conventions. Go the extra mile and show your users that you care.
#happinesstip
- You don’t have to show everything- Avoid meaningless visual content- Drill-down if necessary- Whitespace is a good thing. Really.
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Don’t bring in unwanted varietyIncreases cognitive load and perceptual strategy for interpreting content!
It is many people’s jobDon’t make them work harder than necessary
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- Provide adequate context- Maintain visual hierarchy- Express measures meaningfully- Guide the flow and attention
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3Source: Phoenix Government
3Source: Williamsburg City Government
Avoid- Unnecessary decoration- Cute visuals with no meaning- Color abuse- Fancy typography- Automobile Gauges. Please.
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