Visual Report Design Bringing Sexy Back Paul Turley Mentor, SolidQ
Principles of Effective Design Form Function Fit Visual Design Skills Technical Development Skills Functional Business Skills Don’t spend too much time on this slide. BID-304-S | Visual Report Design
Balance & the Zen of Report Design Intro: are these sparklines? BID-304-S | Visual Report Design
Examples The “Australian Sparkline” Scorecard with integrated map BID-304-S | Visual Report Design
Business Intelligence Self-Service Reporting SharePoint Excel & Excel Services Performance Point PowerPivot BISM Tabular Models Report Builder 3.0 Project Crescent BID-304-S | Visual Report Design
Color Palettes Stephen Few Use color in context Color should be meaningful Don’t clutter, keep design simple perceptualedge.com COLOURLovers.com BID-304-S | Visual Report Design
Demonstrations Color scales Dashboard design Map reports Crescent BID-304-S | Visual Report Design
Don’t Go To Extremes Does “dashboard” really mean that it has to look like the CEO’s Jaguar? Can an executive business user consume this information in 5 seconds? Are 3-D charts really THAT cool? BID-304-S | Visual Report Design
Keep Balance BID-304-S | Visual Report Design
Know Your Audience BID-304-S | Visual Report Design
Principles of Effective Design Know Your Audience Executive analytical reports: 5 second consumption Operational analytic reports: enable deep exploration Prioritize Objectives Maintain Balance Consider Trade-Offs: super reports & simple reports Don’t take visuals too far Use POCs & throw them away Get a Second Opinion Accept Feedback & Be Willing to Learn BID-304-S | Visual Report Design
Questions & Resources My Blog ……………… SqlServerBiBlog.com Book downloads…... Wrox.com View reports online... ReportSurfer.com SolidQ Journal……… SolidQ.com/sqj articles & whitepapers Questions? BID-304-S | Visual Report Design
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