UI/UX Best Practices
Designing User-Centered Dashboards for Clarity and Efficiency
This prompt helps teams design dashboards that adhere to UI/UX best practices, ensuring information is displayed clearly and efficiently. By focusing on layout, prioritization, and interactivity, it delivers a seamless experience that meets user needs.
Responsible:
Product Design
Accountable, Informed or Consulted:
Design, Product, Engineering
THE PREP
Creating effective prompts involves tailoring them with detailed, relevant information and uploading documents that provide the best context. Prompts act as a framework to guide the response, but specificity and customization ensure the most accurate and helpful results. Use these prep tips to get the most out of this prompt:
Define the purpose of the dashboard and its primary users.
Gather insights about user priorities and workflows involving the dashboard.
Review examples of successful dashboards in similar products or industries.
THE PROMPT
Help design a user-centered dashboard for [specific purpose, e.g., analytics tracking, project management]. Focus on:
Hierarchy: Organizing information based on user priorities, with key metrics or tools prominently displayed.
Clarity: Using visual aids like charts, graphs, and icons to simplify data representation.
Customization: Allowing users to personalize their dashboard layout and content.
Interactivity: Enabling quick access to detailed views or actions through clickable elements and hover states.
Accessibility: Ensuring all visual elements meet accessibility standards, such as color contrast and screen reader support.
Provide recommendations for layout design, content organization, and interactive features to enhance usability. If additional details about the target audience, data types, or dashboard goals are required, ask clarifying questions to refine the suggestions.
Bonus Add-On Prompts
Propose ways to prioritize key metrics for a dashboard serving [specific audience, e.g., sales teams, developers].
Suggest interactive elements, such as filters or drill-down options, to improve dashboard usability.
Highlight design principles to balance functionality and visual appeal in dashboards.
Use AI responsibly by verifying its outputs, as it may occasionally generate inaccurate or incomplete information. Treat AI as a tool to support your decision-making, ensuring human oversight and professional judgment for critical or sensitive use cases.
SUGGESTIONS TO IMPROVE
Tailor recommendations for specific dashboard types, such as real-time monitoring or reporting.
Focus on mobile-friendly dashboards for users accessing data on small screens.
Highlight visual hierarchy techniques, like font size or spacing, for data clarity.
Include user onboarding recommendations for complex dashboards.
Propose color schemes or themes that enhance the dashboard’s usability and brand alignment.
WHEN TO USE
When creating a new dashboard for a product or service.
To improve an existing dashboard based on user feedback.
During usability testing to align dashboard design with user workflows.
WHEN NOT TO USE
If the product does not include any dashboard or data visualization elements.
When focusing on static, non-interactive layouts.