Dashboards: how to content to users shifting attention
With dashboard design its important to not overdo it, but to keep a balance between elements that try to get users shifting attention. There are various methods to address this.
Visual Highlighting: Information Visualization
While its best practice to display the most important information in the top left corner within a dashboard and provide […]
Opponent-Process Theory of human vision
The opponent-process theory was proposed in 1982 by German physiologist Edwald Hering. In his theory he explains that our ability […]
Experiencing color
The ability to experience color can help us in a variety of ways. Colours convey meaning, connect, communicate functions, and […]
Design features that make or break a dashboard design
Certain design features should be avoided to improve the meaningfulness of a dashboards. Here are some of the good and […]
Advantages of dashboards
Designers use dashboards to represent raw data in a visual form that is helpful and supports immediate recognition and extraction […]
Generation effect
The generation effect relates to a phenomenon observed with the ability to better retain information for content that was generated […]
Using schemata to improve usability
Schemata are existing knowledge that users develop. These are developed through established norms that designers create. Users learn these schemata […]
How to select effective display media
There are several key considerations to make when identifyign the most effective and appropriate display for use in a dashboard. […]
Five examples of non-data pixels in dashboard design
The data-ink ratio is a term and design principle coined by Edward Tufte. Tufte refers to the amount of ink […]