## Metadata - Authors: [[metabase|Metabase]] [[dashboards|Dashboards]] [[data-visualization|Data Visualization]] - Full Title:: Top 5 Dashboard Fails - Category:: #🗞️Articles - URL:: https://www.metabase.com/blog/top-5-dashboard-fails?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email - Read date:: [[2025-04-30]] ## Highlights > Instead of a broad “Marketing Dashboard” with everything from website traffic to email open rates to ad spend, focus on a specific question, like **“Which marketing channels are driving the most sign-ups this month?”** That makes it clear what metrics matter. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01jt3ee0cpxhwyhxjtk9rppz9z)) > **Avoid rainbow charts.** If a chart needs more than 3–4 distinct colors to make sense, you’re probably trying to show too much at once. Revisit Fail #2 — you may need to change the chart. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01jt3eez38w8cg9ayqcpgte7qd)) > **Make use of saturation.** If you really do need 7 different segments, try using shades of the same color. Lighter or darker tones can show distinction without visual overload. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01jt3ef9q8bzsga9t5c9g80xdv))