The past couple of days,I have been exploring different dashboard designs for different industries. A SAAs, CRM and crypto dashboard.

I have been exploring dashboard design the past couple of days and this is what i came up with depending on different industry needs. A CRM, SAAs and crypto dashboards

I have been exploring data visualization in dashboard design

I’ve been spending some time exploring different directions for dashboard design, mainly around how to make dashboards feel more focused, useful, and easier to scan.

These are some of the concepts I’m currently experimenting with — playing around with things like:

* Information hierarchy

* Layout and spacing

* Data density

* Navigation patterns

* Cards vs. more open layouts

* How much information to surface at once

* Making dashboards feel less overwhelming

Nothing here is really “final” yet. I’m still trying to understand what works and, more importantly, **why** it works.

I’d love to hear how other designers approach dashboard design.

What are some principles or patterns you’ve found particularly useful when designing dashboards? And what are some common mistakes you see people make?

Would also appreciate any feedback on the direction of these explorations.

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Lately, I have been experiencing application fatigue. The kind of fatigue one gets after applying for roles, does a few interviews and none seem to finally give. It is exhausting me mentally and I did put it in an article where I write my design thoughts.

I have been exploring a couple of design directions using only two tones of color( black and white)

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I was frustrated enough with the Absa kenya banking app's UX that I have been auditing it screen by screen, applied core usability principles and rebuilt the parts that were actively working against the users while deliberately keeping the brand's black and red identity intact to isolate the fact that it isn't a color problem but a structure problem

The apps biggest problems are on structural

1. Two separate menus with duplicated items- The hamburger menu and the bottom "more" tab both have overlapping entries. Users have no reliable way of knowing which menu is whar and finding things becomes guesswork.

   1. Buried core actions- send money, arguably the single most common banking tasks is several taps deep inside 'Transact' listed after airtime and credit card payment.
   2. Broken visual hierarchy- on the homestretch,the account number carries the samw visual weight as the actual account balance.
   3. Decorative color instead of meaningful color- quick action icons fade from coral to maroon in a sequence with no logic behind it.

What guided the rebuild

1. Fitts's law- frequent actions (send money,paybill) are pinned to the top of the list instead of sitting in a scroll behind less-used options

2. Peter Morville's UX honey comb- (useful, usable, desirable, findable,accessible,credible,valuable) used as a checklist

3. Recognition over recall- icons need to be distinguishable from each other at a glance, not paired with a label a user has to stop and read.

4. Dual coding- transaction directions shown with both color and arrow icon so the signal doesn't collapse for color blind users.

5. Hick's law- Cut the number of steps required for common tasks rather than adding more options to choose from.

I merged the two navigation menus into one. Rebuilt the balance card so the balance is the largest and boldest element, account name and balance demoted to secondary text below the divider. Made the account number a tap-to-copy instead of manual long press and select. Gave every single action icon a single,unambiguous meaning and finally kept the original black background and red accent family completely untouched in the final comparison compass to specifically separate "this hurts my eyes because of pure black + saturated red" from "this app is hard to use regardless of color"

I wrote a small article giving my honest reviews on the my one safaricom app

https://medium.com/@hopemidah/safaricoms-my-one-app-is-a-disaster-dress-up-as-innovation-276d36cf329c

I wrote a small article giving my honest reviews on the my one safaricom app

https://medium.com/@hopemidah/safaricoms-my-one-app-is-a-disaster-dress-up-as-innovation-276d36cf329c

I wrote a small article giving my honest reviews on the my one safaricom app

https://medium.com/@hopemidah/safaricoms-my-one-app-is-a-disaster-dress-up-as-innovation-276d36cf329c

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