{"id":6543,"date":"2019-08-30T16:02:00","date_gmt":"2019-08-30T08:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/?p=6543"},"modified":"2025-09-04T16:58:42","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T08:58:42","slug":"how-beginners-make-a-cool-dashboard%ef%bc%9f","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/data-visualization\/how-beginners-make-a-cool-dashboard%ef%bc%9f.html","title":{"rendered":"How Beginners Make a Cool Dashboard\uff1f"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"toc_container\" class=\"toc_transparent no_bullets\"><p class=\"toc_title\">Contents<\/p><ul class=\"toc_list\"><li><a href=\"#Ultimate_Demand_of_Dashboard\">Ultimate Demand of Dashboard<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Dashboard_Production_Experience_Sharing\">Dashboard Production Experience Sharing<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Final_Effect\">Final Effect<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Younbspmight_also_be_interested_in\">You&nbsp;might also be interested in<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<h2><span id=\"Ultimate_Demand_of_Dashboard\"><strong>Ultimate Demand of Dashboard<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When it comes to dashboard, there are often two requirements in our minds: <strong>dynamic and intuitive<\/strong>, and <strong>integrity monitor<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The basic appeals of many companies in\ndeveloping dashboard projects are these two parts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Internally, it is necessary to monitor the\noperation of the company and master the key data in real time;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Externally, we must show the company&#8217;s\noperation status to customers, thus maintaining customer relationships and\nenhancing trust;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Therefore, the dashboard not only requires to\nbe visually beautiful and dazzling, but also needs the scientific and\ntechnological sense that fits the data, convenient to view data, and highlights\nkey data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a word, the boss&#8217;s needs are simple and clear: <strong>&#8220;I want a dashboard, it should have a sense of technology, high practicality and real-time.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Facing these two requirements, we give the results made by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fanruan.com\/en\/finereport\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FineReport<\/a><\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Like this<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/blogs\/images\/2019083001L.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6562\" width=\"620\" height=\"315\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Or like this<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"314\" src=\"http:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/blogs\/images\/2019083002L.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6545\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple-gradient-background has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fanruan.com\/en\/demo\" style=\"border-radius:50px;color:#fffffa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Download the Template<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How are you feeling cool? You must be\nwondering how to make such a dashboard. Let me share my experience for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><span id=\"Dashboard_Production_Experience_Sharing\"><strong>Dashboard Production Experience Sharing<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>First of all, let me introduce the tool we use to make dashboard &#8211; <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fanruan.com\/en\/finereport\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FineReport<\/a><\/strong>, which has built-in a variety of the latest visual dashboard charts. The default is dark background + fluorescent color matching. Also, considering different <a href=\"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/data-visualization\/top-16-types-of-chart-in-data-visualization.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">chart types<\/a> and data requirements, FineReport provides &#8216;carousel&#8217; or &#8216;refresh&#8217; animation to meet the business needs of different scenarios.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"569\" height=\"476\" src=\"http:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/blogs\/images\/2019083003L.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6547\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At the same time, the most powerful point about <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fanruan.com\/en\/finereport\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FineReport<\/a><\/strong> is that it is based on WebGL and other technologies, which can continuously optimize and adjust the animation, making the animation effect more flexible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4><strong>Flexible use of image decoration<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Overview: Get the chart out of the common\ncolumn effect and enrich the effect of dashboard with your own images.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Step: Chart -&gt; Series -&gt; Style, fill the already designed image as a feature into the chart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/blogs\/images\/2019083004L.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6563\" width=\"590\" height=\"265\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4><strong>Background\nmodification<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Overview: Flexible use of absolute layout, through the report superimposed to beautify the chart effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"848\" height=\"368\" src=\"http:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/blogs\/images\/2019083005L.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6549\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple-gradient-background has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fanruan.com\/en\/finereport\/download-trial-b\" style=\"border-radius:50px;color:#fffffa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Try FineReport For Free<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4><strong>Scatter plots, bubble charts can also make a different feeling<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Overview: Flexible use of chart combinations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For charts with a known number of classifications, each category can be designed as a single chart, with flexible settings for color, background, and cue points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/blogs\/images\/2019083006L.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6566\" width=\"450\" height=\"359\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4><strong>&#8220;Innovation&#8221; of the chart<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Overview: Expand the chart style with the\ndesigner&#8217;s picture as the background to achieve 3D column chart, 3D ring chart\nand other effects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Step: The designer designs a custom picture, and the picture is a chart with certain special effects, then remove the data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through the above-mentioned report block overlay, the image is used as the underlying background, and the upper layer is superimposed on the data to realize the self-made chart effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/blogs\/images\/2019083007L.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6551\" width=\"600\" height=\"178\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple-gradient-background has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fanruan.com\/en\/finereport\/download-trial-b\" style=\"border-radius:50px;color:#fffffa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Try FineReport For Free<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4><strong>Custom map<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Overview: Use the custom picture as the map\nbackground, re-draw the json file to achieve the 3D tilt effect of the map.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Step: Designers design custom maps, output map images<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The designer clicks on the server-&gt;map\ndata, enters the map editing page, builds a custom map, and puts the compressed\nimage into it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Describe the map, according to the actual\nbusiness situation (can be described by province or by region)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Save the json file and restart the designer\nto select a custom map in the map layer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/blogs\/images\/2019083008L.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6552\" width=\"580\" height=\"276\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2><span id=\"Final_Effect\"><strong>Final Effect<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Marketing analysis<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We can see from this dashboard that the different index of daily takeout service statistics of direct-sale stores.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/blogs\/images\/2019083009L.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6565\" width=\"596\" height=\"317\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sales analysis<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We can see the monthly and yearly target completion rate clearly from the combination of line chart and column chart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/blogs\/images\/2019083010L.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6564\" width=\"596\" height=\"320\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There are many similar dashboard that you can find in <a href=\"http:\/\/endemo.finereport.com:8080\/webroot\/decision\">demo<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><span id=\"Conclusion\"><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Nowadays, many enterprises are not satisfied with traditional reports, but want to understand business needs through more intuitive dynamic data. For this demand, dashboard is the best solution. Through the above dashboard made by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/\">FineReport<\/a>, the visual effect is intuitive, covering the whole life cycle from requirements analysis, project design, project landing to project operation and maintenance. If you are interested, welcome to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/download-2\">download the trial.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple-gradient-background has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fanruan.com\/en\/finereport\/download-trial-b\" style=\"border-radius:50px;color:#fffffa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Try FineReport For Free<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Follow&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/finereport\/\">FineReport Reporting Software<\/a>&nbsp;on Facebook to know more about making dashboard!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"id-190801-\u5b98\u7f51-Top10MapTypesinDataVisualization-Youmightalsobeinterestedin\u2026\"><span id=\"Younbspmight_also_be_interested_in\"><strong>You&nbsp;might also be interested in<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/data-visualization\/data-visualization-31-tools-that-you-need-know.html\">Data Visualization: 31 Tools that You Need Know<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/data-visualization\/top-16-types-of-chart-in-data-visualization.html\">Top 16 Types of Chart in Data Visualization<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/data-visualization\/a-beginners-guide-to-business-dashboards.html\">A Beginner\u2019s Guide to Business Dashboards<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A guide for beginners to make dashboard.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[854],"tags":[156],"yst_prominent_words":[803,249,196,1669,1675,1674,1671,1672,795,185,177,1664,209,1665,1673,1657,845,1666,1668,1658],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6543"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6543"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6543\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19835,"href":"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6543\/revisions\/19835"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6543"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6543"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6543"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=6543"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}