What is the best Excel Background Design that WOWed you...?
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NARAYANK991
Excel Ninja
Hi ,
If you go through the dashboard examples given here :
http://chandoo.org/wp/excel-dashboards/examples/
or pretty much anywhere else , the best colour for the background is white.
It is the colour schemes used for the charts , slicers and other individual elements which really differentiate between a great design and a bad design.
Having a wonderful background does nothing to what the dashboard is actually supposed to present viz. data and the implications of the data.
This is just my opinion.
Narayan
If you go through the dashboard examples given here :
http://chandoo.org/wp/excel-dashboards/examples/
or pretty much anywhere else , the best colour for the background is white.
It is the colour schemes used for the charts , slicers and other individual elements which really differentiate between a great design and a bad design.
Having a wonderful background does nothing to what the dashboard is actually supposed to present viz. data and the implications of the data.
This is just my opinion.
Narayan
PP3321
Active Member
Thank you.
I have read Stephen Few.
http://www.perceptualedge.com/examples.php
Theory is Keep it Simple.
But.
In reality, sometimes we need to entertain our clients also.
I am looking for WOW factor...
I have read Stephen Few.
http://www.perceptualedge.com/examples.php
Theory is Keep it Simple.
But.
In reality, sometimes we need to entertain our clients also.
I am looking for WOW factor...
NARAYANK991
Excel Ninja
Hi ,
If you take a look at the following 2 dashboards , you will appreciate the work that has gone into creating them ; the selection of colours is good , but after going through the dashboards and using them , what will stay with you is the creativity and hard work that went into their development rather than their use of colours ; using good colours heightens the user impact , but the greatest impact is in the design of the dashboard itself. Bad colour selection can certainly impact the user , but the basic thing to remember is to avoid dark colours , and go in for the lighter shades.
http://www.goodly.co.in/30-day-challenge-dashboard/
http://chandoo.org/wp/2014/08/01/200km-bike-ride-story-plus-dashboard/
Narayan
If you take a look at the following 2 dashboards , you will appreciate the work that has gone into creating them ; the selection of colours is good , but after going through the dashboards and using them , what will stay with you is the creativity and hard work that went into their development rather than their use of colours ; using good colours heightens the user impact , but the greatest impact is in the design of the dashboard itself. Bad colour selection can certainly impact the user , but the basic thing to remember is to avoid dark colours , and go in for the lighter shades.
http://www.goodly.co.in/30-day-challenge-dashboard/
http://chandoo.org/wp/2014/08/01/200km-bike-ride-story-plus-dashboard/
Narayan