Laying out your dashboard using mockups or wireframes
A dashboard is more than just a collection of numbers and graphs; it’s a visual story waiting to be told. Each element on the canvas plays a vital role in weaving that narrative. A properly orchestrated layout ensures that these elements harmoniously coexist, allowing users to grasp insights swiftly, make informed decisions, and uncover hidden patterns. Imagine entering a well-organized library, where each book resides exactly where you expect it to be. You instinctively know where to find the desired piece of knowledge. In the same vein, the layout of your dashboard holds the key to ease and comprehension. A well-structured layout serves as a guiding path that leads your audience through a sea of information to a clear destination.
Our goal in this chapter is to create the following dashboard from the data we have analyzed in previous chapters. It all starts with properly laying out the elements of the dashboard using...