5 Dashboard Design Best Practices

This article discusses best practices for designing effective dashboards in software applications. It emphasizes the importance of user-first design, understanding the types of dashboards (operational, analytical, strategic), and following fundamental design principles such as color design, removing unnecessary elements, using proportions, and not distorting reality. The article also provides dashboard design best practices including information hierarchy, consistent layout, providing context, adhering to the 5-second rule, and ensuring performance optimization.