Monthly Archives: February 2009

Google Apps Status Dashboard

Posted on February 27, 2009 by Dashboard Spy

Dashboard Spy Design Topic: No Eye Candy for the Google Apps Dashboard. Google’s latest dashboard allows users to monitor the availability of the various Google Apps services such as Gmail, Google Docs, Google Sites, Google Calendar, Google Video and Google … Continue reading →

Posted in Dashboard Screenshots | Tagged business intelligence dashboard design, Dashboard Design, dashboard eye candy, eye candy, gmail dashboard, google apps dashboard, google apps status dashboard, hubert lee | 2 Comments

Open Dashboard Methodology

Posted on February 19, 2009 by Dashboard Spy

As we gain hands-on experience with the design, implementation, launch and maintenance of business intelligence dashboards, we accumulate best practices and design patterns that we can rely upon and toss aside activities that lead us astray. After several dashboard projects, … Continue reading →

Posted in Dashboard Screenshots | Tagged dashboard methodology, open dashboard methodology | 1 Comment

Interaction Design Principles

Posted on February 16, 2009 by Dashboard Spy

Dashboard Design Topic: Principles of Interaction Design for Dashboard Designers. Dashboard designers and builders often back into the disciples of user interface and interaction design through necessity after a few business intelligence projects. Once they get a few dashboard projects … Continue reading →

Posted in Dashboard Screenshots | Tagged bill scott, bill scott book, dashboard, Dashboard Design, embedded dashboard, interaction design, interaction design book, interaction design principles, UI patterns | 56 Comments

When Dashboards Are Not Enough

Posted on February 13, 2009 by Dashboard Spy

As much as digital dashboards rock my world, I have to keep in mind that business intelligence is much more than a dashboard. In terms of that old tired metaphor, if a dashboard shows me the metrics of my vehicle … Continue reading →

Posted in Dashboard Screenshots | Tagged Business Intelligence, dashboard | 56 Comments

Quiz Results Dashboard

Posted on February 11, 2009 by Dashboard Spy

Business intelligence dashboards are usually serious affairs, with plenty of ominous red lights, tons of squiggly lines and stuffy disclaimers in tiny text. So, it’s always nice when a Dashboard Spy reader sends in a dashboard with a bit of … Continue reading →

Posted in Dashboard Screenshots | Tagged Dashboard Design, quiz scoreboard, survey results dashboard | 1 Comment