At its simplest, a dashboard is a screen in the application that displays information.
Normally, a dashboard provides the user a global overview, with access to the most
important data, functions and controls. In reality, a dashboard often becomes a sort of
homepage, especially for power users.
As data becomes the new fuel, almost every business becomes significantly dependent on a
dashboard. Dashboards are used across industries to provide a real-time representation
of data in a summarized format leading to an easier comprehension.
A dashboard is a visual display of the most important information needed to achieve one
or more objectives; consolidated and arranged on a single screen so the information can
be monitored at a glance.
Our Best Practices to design the dashboard are-
Define the End Goal of the Dashboard
KPI and Result Centric
Provide context
Prioritize simplicity
Use the right type of chart
Use interactive elements
Always Evolving
consistent design language and color scheme
intuitive layout
Follow design principles — principles of interpretation.
Visualize data the right way
Don’t measure everything on the same scale
High Data-Ink Ratio.
Categorize personas into roles
Acknowledge the limitations
Create hierarchies
To design a dashboard, our priority is to make it easily understandable for its users. Hence, understanding the users, we proceed with our dashboard design process as follows:
- Data point evaluation and suggestion
- Priority-based data structure creation and grouping
- Design execution and testing
- Dashboard launch
Dashboard user interface design refers to the visual data representation on the dashboard in a way that helps users easily make sense of all the crucial information collected via visual elements such as charts, infographics, and animations.
The process of designing how the dashboard will look to give the best user experience is carried out using dashboard user interface (UI) design.