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The Art of Dashboard Design: 7 Tips to Master

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SPEAKER

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MARY MAHLING

UI/UX Designer, Logi Analytics

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Agenda

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1 Who is Logi Analytics?

3 Q & A

2 Fundamentals of Design

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Agenda

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1 Who is Logi Analytics?

3 Show & Tell

2 Fundamentals of Design

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Why Use Dashboards?

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Making your point visually pays off up to

Emphasize your message, enhance your understanding

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“Bad design is smoke while good design is a mirror.”

- Juan Carlos Fernandez, Designer & Architect

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Design Basics: Colors

Make your message clear by using simple contrast techniques

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Design Basics: Fonts

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Serif vs. Sans-Serif

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Design Basics: Fonts

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Sans-Serif works best for headlines

If everything’s bold, nothing is bold

Mixing regular and bold for visual interest

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Design Basics: Fonts

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Serif works best for text blocks

Serif Sans-serif

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Design Basics: Typography

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Typography: How fonts and colors appear in context

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Design Basics: Colors & Fonts Together

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Color adds another dimension, need contrast

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Other Design Aspects Worth Considering

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ShapesSizes

Sizes

Sizes

Imagery and iconography Interactivity

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Design Basics: Color Tools

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http://colorbrewer2.org

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Design Basics: Color Tools

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https://color.adobe.com/create/color-wheel

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Design Basics: Font Tools

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https://www.google.com/fonts

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Key Takeaways

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1 Good design has a valuable return on investment

3You don’t necessarily need expensive software to

step your design game up

2Focusing on colors and fonts can go a long way in

making your dashboard visuals more compelling

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Fundamentals of Design

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Color

Fonts

Interactivity

Typography

Shapes

Sizes

Images

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1 Who is Logi Analytics?

3 Q & A

2 Fundamentals of Design

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Q&A

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The Logi Lookbook

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http://logianalytics.com/lookbook

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SEE HOW TO CREATE YOUR OWN DASHBOARD.

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