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Best Practices for Dashboard Design

usable
July 25, 2019

Best Practices for Dashboard Design

Presented by Sesan Osanyibi at the usable meetup.

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July 25, 2019
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  1. P A G E 6 1 SELECTIVE FOCUS 3 SELECTIVE

    DECISION 2 SELECTIVE ATTENTION
  2. P A G E 1 1 PRE-PROCESS 1 WHY are

    we doing this? 2 WHO doing this for? 3 WHAT value should it provide? HOW do we measure success? 4
  3. P A G E 1 4 CHECK LIST TO CONSIDER

    A state with no content, called the blank state
  4. P A G E 1 5 CHECK LIST TO CONSIDER

    A state with very few entries, which happens the first few days of use
  5. P A G E 1 6 CHECK LIST TO CONSIDER

    Unusual text entries: very long headlines and names, and very short text inputs
  6. P A G E 1 8 Primary actions Data table

    UI PATTERNS Search Iconography
  7. P A G E Minimize Cognitive Load Put an Emphasis

    on Readability Use size and position to show hierarchy Give your numbers context Group your related metrics Use Common Language, icons and design pattern Help users recognise, diagnose, and recover from errors