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| + | == Content == | ||
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| + | Introduction to Dashboard | ||
| + | * What is a Dashboard | ||
| + | * Categorising dashboard | ||
| + | * Typical dashboard data | ||
| + | * Presentation dashboard vs analytical dashboard | ||
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| + | Thirteen Common Mistakes in Dashboard Design | ||
| + | * Exceeding the boundaries of a single screen | ||
| + | * Supplying inadequate context for the data | ||
| + | * Displaying excessive detail or precision | ||
| + | * Choosing a deficient measure | ||
| + | * Choosing inappropriate display media | ||
| + | * Introducing meaningless variety | ||
| + | * Using poorly designed display media | ||
| + | * Encoding quantitative data inaccurately | ||
| + | * Arranging the data poorly | ||
| + | * Highlighting important data ineffectivelly or Not at All | ||
| + | * Cluttering the display with useless decoration | ||
| + | * Misusing or overusing colour | ||
| + | * Designing an unattractive visual display | ||
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| + | How to design dashboard people love to use | ||
| + | * Creating a solid foundation | ||
| + | * Frame out the storyboard | ||
| + | * Identify the building bloacks | ||
| + | * Remember the data visualisation principles | ||
| + | * Usability as one of the key success factor | ||
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| + | Specialised Graphical Methods for Information Dashboard | ||
| + | * Bullet graphs | ||
| + | * Sparklines and Bandlines | ||
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| + | == Readings == | ||
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| + | == Highly recommended == | ||
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| + | Stephen Few (2013)(2nd Edition) '''Information Dashboard Design''', Analytics Press, USA. | ||
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| + | == Web references == | ||
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| + | * [http://www.perceptualedge.com/articles/ie/dashboard_confusion.pdf Dashboard Confusion] | ||
| + | * [http://www.perceptualedge.com/articles/visual_business_intelligence/dboard_confusion_revisited.pdf Dashboard Confusion Revisited] | ||
| + | * [http://www.juiceanalytics.com/writing/dashboard-alerts-checklist/ Dashboard Alerts Checklist] | ||
| + | * [http://www.perceptualedge.com/articles/visual_business_intelligence/dd_for_rapid_monitoring.pdf Dashboard Design for Rich and Rapid Monitoring] | ||
| + | * [http://www.perceptualedge.com/articles/visual_business_intelligence/pervasive_hurdles_to_dd.pdf Pervasive Hurdles to Effective Dashboard Design] | ||
| + | * [http://www.perceptualedge.com/blog/?p=672 Assessing the Effectiveness of a New Dashboard’s Design] | ||
| + | * [http://bit.ly/DashboardsPeopleLoveToUse A Guide to Creating Dashboards People Love to Use] | ||
| + | * [http://www.perceptualedge.com/articles/dmreview/dashboard_design.pdf Dashboard Design: Taking a Metaphor Too Far] | ||
| + | * [http://www.perceptualedge.com/articles/misc/WhyMostDashboardsFail.pdf Why Most Dashboards Fail] | ||
| + | * [http://www.perceptualedge.com/blog/?p=832 Patent Failure: The USPTO’s Oversized but Undernourished New Dashboard] | ||
| + | * [http://www.perceptualedge.com/blog/?p=784 Oracle—Have you no shame?] | ||
| + | * [http://www.perceptualedge.com/blog/?p=756 The Vicious Cycle of Data Impoverishment] | ||
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| + | === Useful data visualisation techniques === | ||
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| + | * [http://www.perceptualedge.com/articles/misc/Bullet_Graph_Design_Spec.pdf Bullet Graph Design Specification] | ||
| + | * [http://www.storytellingwithdata.com/blog/2017/5/25/the-bullet-graph the bullet graph] | ||
| + | * [http://www.edwardtufte.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=0001OR Sparkline theory and practice Edward Tufte] | ||
| + | * [http://www.perceptualedge.com/articles/visual_business_intelligence/best_practices_for_scaling_sparklines.pdf Best Practices for Scaling Sparklines in Dashboards] | ||
| + | * [http://www.perceptualedge.com/articles/visual_business_intelligence/introducing_bandlines.pdf Introducing Bandlines] | ||
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| + | === All About Tableau === | ||
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| + | * [https://www.tableau.com/about/blog/2017/10/7-tips-and-tricks-dashboard-experts-76821 7 tips and tricks from the dashboard experts] | ||
| + | * [https://help.tableau.com/current/pro/desktop/en-gb/dashboards_best_practices.htm Best Practices for Effective Dashboards] | ||
| + | * [https://interworks.com/blog/rcurtis/2017/06/20/tableau-deep-dive-dashboard-design-visual-best-practices/ Tableau Deep Dive: Dashboard Design – Visual Best Practices] | ||
| + | * [https://generalassemb.ly/data/data-analysis/dashboards-in-tableau A Beginner’s Guide to Dashboards in Tableau] | ||
| + | * [https://senturus.com/blog/tableau-dashboard-design-10-best-practices/ Tableau Dashboard Design: 10 Best Practices] | ||
| + | * [https://depictdatastudio.com/seven-tips-for-formatting-tableau-dashboards/ Seven Tips for Formatting Tableau Dashboards: What We’ve Learned from Designing Dashboards at NASAA] | ||
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| + | === All About R and Shiny === | ||
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| + | * [https://leonawicz.github.io/HtmlWidgetExamples/ex_dt_sparkline.html Combining data tables and sparklines] | ||
| + | * [https://www.rstudio.com/resources/videos/building-dashboards-with-shiny-tutorial/ Building Dashboards with Shiny – Tutorial] | ||
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Information Dashboard Design
Contents
Content
Introduction to Dashboard
- What is a Dashboard
- Categorising dashboard
- Typical dashboard data
- Presentation dashboard vs analytical dashboard
Thirteen Common Mistakes in Dashboard Design
- Exceeding the boundaries of a single screen
- Supplying inadequate context for the data
- Displaying excessive detail or precision
- Choosing a deficient measure
- Choosing inappropriate display media
- Introducing meaningless variety
- Using poorly designed display media
- Encoding quantitative data inaccurately
- Arranging the data poorly
- Highlighting important data ineffectivelly or Not at All
- Cluttering the display with useless decoration
- Misusing or overusing colour
- Designing an unattractive visual display
How to design dashboard people love to use
- Creating a solid foundation
- Frame out the storyboard
- Identify the building bloacks
- Remember the data visualisation principles
- Usability as one of the key success factor
Specialised Graphical Methods for Information Dashboard
- Bullet graphs
- Sparklines and Bandlines
Readings
Highly recommended
Stephen Few (2013)(2nd Edition) Information Dashboard Design, Analytics Press, USA.
Web references
- Dashboard Confusion
- Dashboard Confusion Revisited
- Dashboard Alerts Checklist
- Dashboard Design for Rich and Rapid Monitoring
- Pervasive Hurdles to Effective Dashboard Design
- Assessing the Effectiveness of a New Dashboard’s Design
- A Guide to Creating Dashboards People Love to Use
- Dashboard Design: Taking a Metaphor Too Far
- Why Most Dashboards Fail
- Patent Failure: The USPTO’s Oversized but Undernourished New Dashboard
- Oracle—Have you no shame?
- The Vicious Cycle of Data Impoverishment
Useful data visualisation techniques
- Bullet Graph Design Specification
- the bullet graph
- Sparkline theory and practice Edward Tufte
- Best Practices for Scaling Sparklines in Dashboards
- Introducing Bandlines
All About Tableau
- 7 tips and tricks from the dashboard experts
- Best Practices for Effective Dashboards
- Tableau Deep Dive: Dashboard Design – Visual Best Practices
- A Beginner’s Guide to Dashboards in Tableau
- Tableau Dashboard Design: 10 Best Practices
- Seven Tips for Formatting Tableau Dashboards: What We’ve Learned from Designing Dashboards at NASAA
