What Makes a Good Dashboard?
A dashboard should answer a question, not display everything that can be measured.
Product Design · 7 min read · Design.sa
Dashboards often become dumping grounds for metrics. The good ones start from decisions.
Start with the question
Identify what someone needs to know or do when they open the screen, and design around that.
Hierarchy of attention
Lead with exceptions and change. Stable numbers can step back.