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Why we picked it A practical, founder-friendly walkthrough of building a dashboard from purpose to layout, with the top-left rule and context baked in. It answers the ordering question directly: what goes where and why. Written for teams putting real numbers on a screen, not for designers.
Effective Dashboard Design: A Step-by-Step Guide
From Geckoboard by Geckoboard 20 min read
- Start from the goal the dashboard serves, then pick metrics
- Put the most important number top-left where eyes land
- Give every number context, such as a target or prior period
