Data Dashboard Design Best Practices

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Description:
Effective data dashboard design is an art. It requires meticulous attention to detail. It includes visualizing the right data, displaying the appropriate level of granularity, designing an efficient layout, and making a number of minute design decisions so the data hits your user "just right".

If you're looking for a checklist of design elements to review before your next dashboard rollout, you've came to the right place!

In this video, we discuss the following 15 design best practices:
1. Lead with Questions
2. Reduce Clutter
3. Maximize Screen Real Estate
4. Utilize Summary Tiles
5. Strategize Worksheet Layout
6. Include Instructions
7. Create Visual Separation
8. Limit Unique Colors
9. Use Colors Consistently
10. Mind Color Density
11. Leverage Tooltips
12. Info Buttons
13. Drill Through for Detail
14. Navigation Buttons
15. Tell a Story

Resources:
•Tableau Public Workbook: https://public.tableau.com/app/profil...
•Tableau Business Dashboarding Walkthrough: https://onenumber.biz/blog-1/2021/9/5...

Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:08 1. Lead with Questions
1:44 2. Reduce Clutter
2:05 3. Maximize Screen Real Estate
2:30 4. Utilize Summary Tiles
2:57 5. Strategize Worksheet Layout
3:42 6. Include Instructions
4:00 7. Create Visual Separation
4:29 8. Limit Unique Colors
5:12 9. Use Colors Consistently
6:10 10. Mind Color Density
6:39 11. Leverage Tooltips
7:05 12. Info Buttons
7:29 13. Drill Through for Detail
8:07 14. Navigation Buttons
8:20 15. Tell a Story
9:10 Best Practices Recap