Information dashboard design
13 Common Mistakes in Dashboard Design
Parsa Shahidi
Shahab Zarghami
Too Much Data
Too Much
Data
Fragmenting Data into Separate Screens
- Separated into discrete screens to which one must navigate
- Separated into different instances of a single screen that are accessed through some form of interaction
Data
Fragmentation
Requiring Scrolling
People commonly assume that anything that lies beyond their immediate field of vision and requires scrolling to see is of less importance than what's immediately visible
Requiring
Scrolling
Displaying Excessive
Detail or Precision
Displaying
Excessive Detail
Scale Mistakes
Scale
Mistakes
Supplying Inadequate
Context for the Data
Choosing a Deficient Measure
Choosing a
Deficient Measure
Encoding Quantitative Data Inaccurately
Encoding Quantitative
Data Inaccurately
Ugly Dashboard
Ugly Dashboard
Unattractive Visual Display
Unattractive
Visual Display
Choosing Inappropriate
Display Media
Choosing Inappropriate Display Media
Introducing Meaningless Variety
Introducing Meaningless
Variety
Poorly Designed
Display Media
Poorly Designed Display Media
Arranging the Data Poorly
Arranging
the Data Poorly
Highlighting Important
Data Ineffectively or Not at All
Highlighting Important Data Ineffectively