Metadata
- Authors: Metabase Dashboards 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)
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)
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)