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│ HEADER: "The CEO Needs an Executive Dashboard" │
│ Subtitle: “Turning a vague request into actionable insights” │
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│ LEFT COLUMN (40%) | RIGHT COLUMN (60%) │
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│ 💬 Text box:
│ “Our CEO wants to track business health—revenue, profit,
│ customer growth—in one simple view.”
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│ ⚠️Icon/shape/text:
│ “Problem: Too many reports, no single source of truth.”
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│ 🧠 Text box:
│ “Goal: One unified executive dashboard.”
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│ RIGHT:
│ Small “Before” visual:
│ - Bar chart with too many dimensions
│ - Inconsistent colors, too many filters
│ - Label: “Before: Data Chaos”
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│ FOOTER: Navigation [Next ▶ Design Principles] │
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1. Analyse Requirements
Collect Requirements
Choose the Right Charts
Draw Mockups
Choose Colors
2. Build The Data Source
Connect Data
Create Data Mode
Rename Fields /Tables
Check Data Types
Understand Data
3. Building Charts
Create Calculated Fields & Test
Build Chart
Format
o Remove Lines & Grids
o Clean up Axis & Headers
o Coloring
o Tooltip
4. Building Dashboard
Draw Mockups for Containers
Build Container Structure
Put all Charts toaether
Format
o Distributed Content "Evenly'
o Format Colors, Sizes..etc
o Fit "Entire View'
o Add Legends
o Add Spaces (Inner/Outer Padding)
Add filters & Dynamic
Add Icons