23  Dashboard Design and Storytelling


Summary

Concept Description
Design Strategy
Dashboard vs Report Dashboards summarise; reports explore – using each to its strength
Audience Personas Designing for executives, analysts, or operations differently
Page Sequencing Ordering pages so each one builds on the last
Headline Metrics Top-of-page KPIs that frame the rest of the analysis
Story and Polish
Drill Paths Hierarchical navigation that keeps users oriented
Annotations and Captions Captions and dynamic titles that make insights explicit
Bookmarks for Storytelling Sequenced bookmarks turn a report into a guided walk-through
Performance Polishing Final pass to remove visuals that slow down the page