Comments on: Designing Information Dashboards http://www.designvsart.com/blog/2008/08/14/designing-information-dashboards/ The ultimate blog to Design vs Art Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:05:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Alexis Brion http://www.designvsart.com/blog/2008/08/14/designing-information-dashboards/#comment-5784 Alexis Brion Fri, 22 Aug 2008 11:05:45 +0000 http://www.designvsart.com/blog/2008/08/14/designing-information-dashboards/#comment-5784 Thanks, Doug, for those valuable links! Thanks, Doug, for those valuable links!

]]> By: Doug McCall http://www.designvsart.com/blog/2008/08/14/designing-information-dashboards/#comment-5756 Doug McCall Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:45:44 +0000 http://www.designvsart.com/blog/2008/08/14/designing-information-dashboards/#comment-5756 Seeing as how this post is a gross simplification of many concepts to keep in mind while designing an informative display, you could have at least included some links to some of the experts in this area - like Stephen Few (http://www.perceptualedge.com) or Edward Tufte (http://www.edwardtufte.com/tufte) to name just a few. Seeing as how this post is a gross simplification of many concepts to keep in mind while designing an informative display, you could have at least included some links to some of the experts in this area - like Stephen Few (http://www.perceptualedge.com) or Edward Tufte (http://www.edwardtufte.com/tufte) to name just a few.

]]> By: Alexis Brion http://www.designvsart.com/blog/2008/08/14/designing-information-dashboards/#comment-5753 Alexis Brion Fri, 15 Aug 2008 06:00:35 +0000 http://www.designvsart.com/blog/2008/08/14/designing-information-dashboards/#comment-5753 Thanks, Mike. It's fixed to Core Metrics. Thanks, Mike. It’s fixed to Core Metrics.

]]> By: Alexis Brion http://www.designvsart.com/blog/2008/08/14/designing-information-dashboards/#comment-5752 Alexis Brion Fri, 15 Aug 2008 05:57:39 +0000 http://www.designvsart.com/blog/2008/08/14/designing-information-dashboards/#comment-5752 Thanks for you comment. Saying that first one has too much in terms of graphics does not mean that the second one is right. What I meant was that that one has too much unnecessary decoration. Thanks, Alex Thanks for you comment.

Saying that first one has too much in terms of graphics does not mean that the second one is right. What I meant was that that one has too much unnecessary decoration.

Thanks,

Alex

]]> By: The Dashboard Spy http://www.designvsart.com/blog/2008/08/14/designing-information-dashboards/#comment-5748 The Dashboard Spy Thu, 14 Aug 2008 19:02:32 +0000 http://www.designvsart.com/blog/2008/08/14/designing-information-dashboards/#comment-5748 Hello Alexis, The Dashboard Spy here. I always pop up when I see lists of what to do / what not to do when designing digital dashboards. You said the first example has too much in terms of the graphics. Does that mean the second one is OK? Isn't that an opinion? Take a look at the comments that this post spawned on my Dashboards By Example blog: <a href="http://www.enterprise-dashboard.com/2008/05/29/dashboard-eye-candy/" rel="nofollow">Are Digital Gauges Just Eye Candy?</a> Hello Alexis, The Dashboard Spy here.

I always pop up when I see lists of what to do / what not to do when designing digital dashboards.

You said the first example has too much in terms of the graphics. Does that mean the second one is OK?

Isn’t that an opinion?

Take a look at the comments that this post spawned on my Dashboards By Example blog:

Are Digital Gauges Just Eye Candy?

]]> By: Mike http://www.designvsart.com/blog/2008/08/14/designing-information-dashboards/#comment-5747 Mike Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:14:36 +0000 http://www.designvsart.com/blog/2008/08/14/designing-information-dashboards/#comment-5747 Core Metris >> Core MetriCs Core Metris >> Core MetriCs

]]>