EFFECTIVE
DASHBOARD
DESIGN
why your baby is ugly
#whybabyisugly
   @hursman

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“   A dashboard is a visual
    display of the most
    important information
    needed to achieve
    one or more objectives,
    consolidated and
    arranged on a single
    screen so the
    information can be
    monitored at a glance.


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CREDIT: MICROCHARTS FROM BUENA VISTA SYSTEMS
supercute

DESIGN
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CREDIT: MICROCHARTS FROM BUENA VISTA SYSTEMS
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UGLY
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CREDIT: STEPHEN FEW, PERCEPTUAL EDGE
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RESOURCES
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Aaron Hursman                                 Dashboard Spy
http://aaron.hursman.com           http://dashboardspy.com/

Perceptual Edge (Stephen Few)        Dashboards by Example
http://www.perceptualedge.com/       http://tinyurl.com/6kktla

Edward Tufte                                       Many Eyes
http://www.edwardtufte.com/                  http://tr.im/RU0s

BonaVista (MicroCharts)                     Tableau Software
http://www.bonavistasystems.com/              http://tr.im/RTZY

Juice Analytics                                   Junk Charts
http://juiceanalytics.com/                   http://tr.im/RU05

Jorge Camoes Charts                Bad Charts & Dashboards
http://charts.jorgecamoes.com/            http://tr.im/RU0h

Dashboard Insight                  Dundas Data Visualization
http://www.dashboardinsight.com/        http://dundas.com/
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Effective Dashboard Design: Why Your Baby is Ugly

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    #whybabyisugly @hursman 2 http://twittericonfactory.com/icon/2758
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    A dashboard is a visual display of the most important information needed to achieve one or more objectives, consolidated and arranged on a single screen so the information can be monitored at a glance. 3
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    CHALLENGES 42 http://www.flickr.com/photos/24196692@N04/2304407022/sizes/l/
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    1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 6 3rd Qtr 5 4th Qtr 4 3 2 Series 1 1 Series 2 0 Series 3 6 4 2 4-6 Series 3 0 2-4 Series 1 0-2 46
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    thx @hursman 49 http://www.flickr.com/photos/mickeyd600/3733532688/
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    RESOURCES 50 http://www.flickr.com/photos/nzdave/486742731/
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    Aaron Hursman Dashboard Spy http://aaron.hursman.com http://dashboardspy.com/ Perceptual Edge (Stephen Few) Dashboards by Example http://www.perceptualedge.com/ http://tinyurl.com/6kktla Edward Tufte Many Eyes http://www.edwardtufte.com/ http://tr.im/RU0s BonaVista (MicroCharts) Tableau Software http://www.bonavistasystems.com/ http://tr.im/RTZY Juice Analytics Junk Charts http://juiceanalytics.com/ http://tr.im/RU05 Jorge Camoes Charts Bad Charts & Dashboards http://charts.jorgecamoes.com/ http://tr.im/RU0h Dashboard Insight Dundas Data Visualization http://www.dashboardinsight.com/ http://dundas.com/ 51