Information Dashboard Design: Displaying Data for At-a-Glance Monitoring, 2/e (Hardcover)

A leader in the field of data visualization, Stephen Few exposes the common problems in dashboard design and describes its best practices in great detail and with a multitude of examples in this updated second edition. According to the author, dashboards have become a popular means to present critical information at a glance, yet few do so effectively. He purports that when designed well, dashboards engage the power of visual perception to communicate a dense collection of information efficiently and with exceptional clarity and that visual design skills that address the unique challenges of dashboards are not intuitive but rather learned. The book not only teaches how to design dashboards but also gives a deep understanding of the concepts—rooted in brain science—that explain the why behind the how. This revised edition offers six new chapters with sections that focus on fundamental considerations while assessing requirements, in-depth instruction in the design of bullet graphs and sparklines, and critical steps to follow during the design process. Examples of graphics and dashboards have been updated throughout, including additional samples of well-designed dashboards.

資料視覺化領域的領導者Stephen Few，在這本更新的第二版中，詳細描述了儀表板設計的常見問題和最佳實踐，並提供了眾多實例。根據作者的觀點，儀表板已成為一種流行的方式，以一覽重要信息，然而很少有人能夠有效地做到這一點。他主張，當儀表板設計得好時，它能夠利用視覺感知的力量，以高效且清晰地傳達大量信息，並且解決儀表板所面臨的獨特挑戰的視覺設計技巧並不是直覺的，而是需要學習的。這本書不僅教授如何設計儀表板，還深入理解根植於腦科學的概念，解釋了為什麼要這樣設計。這個修訂版提供了六個新章節，重點關注評估需求時的基本考慮因素，深入介紹了指標圖和火花線的設計，以及設計過程中需要遵循的關鍵步驟。整本書的圖形和儀表板示例都有所更新，包括更多設計良好的儀表板樣本。