It's important for a viewer to understand what they are looking at. An informative title can shorten the time to answering questions. Matt demonstrates how simply rewording a title can have a huge effect on both the design and building a dashboard, as well as the viewing experience. A simple change, but a big effect.
- Dashboard titles tend to be one … of those things that often gets overlooked. … But they really shouldn't and you … should really consider a good dashboard title. … Now one of the reasons for this is … the dashboard title is one of the first things … that the viewer is going to see when they open up a dashboard. … The title sets the scene for the rest of the dashboard … because it informs the viewer … of the subject of the dashboard … and it tells them something about the scope … of what they're going to be seeing within their dashboard. … What answer is this going to give them? … Essentially the title says, … this is what the dashboard shows. … Now a good title not only helps the viewer, … it also helps us as a dashboard designer … because this helps us build the dashboard. … Because what we can think about is … after we've named our dashboard correctly … we can then think about does this element help to … answer the question that … this dashboard is trying to answer? … Let's take a look in Tablet at our example dashboard …
Author
Matt Francis
Released
7/29/2019- Explain the core principles of dashboard design.
- Identify how to construct a dashboard using simple structural elements.
- Summarize how to extend dashboard functionality using dynamic components.
- Recall how to extend dashboard appeal using visual elements.
- Identify how to integrate interactive dashboard features.
- Summarize how to create a data narrative using stories.
- Recall how to create various dashboard types based on specific goals.
Skill Level Intermediate
Duration
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Introduction
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What you should know1m 2s
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1. Elements of a Good Dashboard
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Who is the dashboard for?5m 38s
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2. Dashboard Structure
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Create a basic dashboard5m 39s
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Size your dashboard3m 24s
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Floating vs. tiles layout4m 51s
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How to use layout containers8m 15s
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Titles on your dashboard4m 8s
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3. Dashboard Components
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Apply filters across sheets4m 59s
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4. Dashboard Design Elements
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Dashboard colors5m 26s
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Remove chart junk5m 22s
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Solution: Dashboard design5m 35s
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5. Interaction with Dashboard Actions
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Add interaction with actions6m 36s
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Filter actions5m 3s
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Highlight actions5m 19s
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URL actions6m 10s
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Go to Sheet5m 8s
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Solution: Dashboard actions5m 45s
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6. Using Stories to Make Dashboards
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Narrative structure3m 34s
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Big stories4m 55s
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Small stories4m 23s
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Solution: Dashboard stories4m 30s
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7. One Dataset: Five Dashboards
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Build a data story5m 32s
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Build a KPI dashboard6m 12s
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Solution: Dashboard styles5m 27s
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Conclusion
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Next steps45s
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