12 Dashboard design tips for better data visualization

Dale shows us 12 tips to design better dashboards.

Whichever dashboard tool you are using, the lessons we cover in this video are applicable to all forms of dashboard design.

12 Tips
00:00 Intro
00:55 #1: Know the purpose
01:24 #2: Include only the most important content
02:08 #3: Consider data ink ratio
03:09 #4: Round your numbers
03:40 #5: Use the most efficient visualization
04:39 #6: Group related metrics
05:15 #7: Be consistent
05:50 #8: Show hierarchy
06:12 #9: Give numbers context
06:50 #10: Use clear labels
07:18 #11: Remember it's for people
08:18 #12: Keep evolving

#dashboards #dashboarddesign #datavisualization

[hisnameisrick]

Thanks for making this! I'm building a SasS product right now and I'm onto the UI phase and looking to do my dashboards right the first time. Thank you for the time and energy you put into _really_ explaining the key points.

[marysecharbonneau]

I too as a kid was sorting my candies by color. Even the huge boxes of rainbow nerds! I was putting them in individual tic tac boxes :D Now I work in BI for more than 20 years...

[elevatedtech]

I know this video might have been made with the intention of being a lead gen for Geckoboard, but I just wanted to tell you that it's actually just a great video. I'm not your target demo (business owner who can code/design/etc) but I really liked the way you educate in this video. I would love to see more. Does the presenter have a personal channel?

[yonahgraphics]

Very educative video, thanks a bunch!

[richardtan]

Great presentation, great visualisation, and great points. Overall, 9.8 / 10 for this video!

[parikshitpadture]

Very useful information presented in a crisp way and easy to understand

[taulantasllani]

Great video! very clear and consice, so much information clearly presented

[charlesyarbrough]

REALLY well presented and impactful info. Well done.

[parshuramnangare]

Great piece of information. I appreciate your time and effort on explaining things in details.

[oatula-gg]

Absolutely awesome and to the point information.

[DCDataGuy]

Thanks for making this. I teach a course at a University and I plan on showing this video to them as you succinctly describe the important elements of making dashboards. Let me know if you have any questions or concerns about this. Cheers.

[boluwajiadewole]

Great stuff...simple and easy to understand

[afsanasjourney]

Good points about visualization, thank you!

[zubayduhabbas]

thank you so much its really useful video !

[zesss]

Dude what a fantastic video! I’m using power bi at the moment but it’s quite killing me. Least user-friendly garbage BI tool I ever used.
Wrt Geckoboard, how about the security (e.g. AD groups for what selections of users can see) and cloud live connections etc? Is it advanced in that as well?

[vivioolet]

amazing videos! Thanks a lot!! IT SAVED ME

[ytRap]

thank you it helps me lot to design dashboards.

[SuperChrisDub]

Hi this is one of the best I have seen about dashboard design. Do you have one on report design, esp. Power BI.

[ecjnyuy]

Why would somebody have whole separate page for weekly/monthly statistics? What about scaling, filtering and chosing dates/categories?

[BioniChaos]

Great overview, wondering if what I'm doing can also be classified as dashboards, is it a good SEO term?