Macromedia’s before and after dashboarding graphics

Here is how Macromedia explains life before and after dashboarding: http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/flex/articles/rich_intelligence_print.html.

Before using a dashboard

 

  

After successful dashboard project is built (wireframe shown on right)

 

So What or Who is The Dashboard Spy? As his about page states, The Dashboard Spy is just a guy interested in the design of business dashboards. He could not find any executive dashboard design source books and so set about creating his own. Finally convinced to post his extensive collection of dashboard screenshots online, he was amazed to find how popular it has become. If you have a nice screenshot to share, please leave a comment or send an email to info _at_ dashboardspy.com. Also check out The Dashboard Spy’s favorite books.

Xcelsius Linear Gauge

Also from the Business Objects page  http://www.bobjects.com/email_imp/smb/xcelsiusedm/it/index.html, is this series of animated bars/linear gauges:

Advertising:

Sales Force:

 

Total:

So What or Who is The Dashboard Spy? As his about page states, The Dashboard Spy is just a guy interested in the design of business dashboards. He could not find any executive dashboard design source books and so set about creating his own. Finally convinced to post his extensive collection of dashboard screenshots online, he was amazed to find how popular it has become. If you have a nice screenshot to share, please leave a comment or send an email to info _at_ dashboardspy.com. Also check out The Dashboard Spy’s favorite books.

 

Xcelsius Total Expenses Dial Gauge

Also from http://www.bobjects.com/email_imp/smb/xcelsiusedm/it/index.html is this Total Expense dial gauge:

So What or Who is The Dashboard Spy? As his about page states, The Dashboard Spy is just a guy interested in the design of business dashboards. He could not find any executive dashboard design source books and so set about creating his own. Finally convinced to post his extensive collection of dashboard screenshots online, he was amazed to find how popular it has become. If you have a nice screenshot to share, please leave a comment or send an email to info _at_ dashboardspy.com. Also check out The Dashboard Spy’s favorite books.

Xcelsius Net Income Dial Gauge

This is the Net Income dial gauge from http://www.bobjects.com/email_imp/smb/xcelsiusedm/it/index.html.

So What or Who is The Dashboard Spy? As his about page states, The Dashboard Spy is just a guy interested in the design of business dashboards. He could not find any executive dashboard design source books and so set about creating his own. Finally convinced to post his extensive collection of dashboard screenshots online, he was amazed to find how popular it has become. If you have a nice screenshot to share, please leave a comment or send an email to info _at_ dashboardspy.com. Also check out The Dashboard Spy’s favorite books.

Xcelsius Knob Control

Here’s a handy animated knob control from http://www.bobjects.com/email_imp/smb/xcelsiusedm/it/index.html.

So what or who is The Dashboard Spy? As his about page states, The Dashboard Spy is just a guy interested in the design of business dashboards. He could not find any executive dashboard design source books and so set about creating his own. Finally convinced to post his extensive collection of dashboard screenshots online, he was amazed to find how popular it has become. If you have a nice screenshot to share, please leave a comment or send an email to info _at_ dashboardspy.com. Also check out The Dashboard Spy’s favorite books.

Crystal Xcelsius graphics

I went to a Business Objects Crystal Xcelsius url at http://www.bobjects.com/email_imp/smb/xcelsiusedm/it/index.html intending just to capture a screenshot. Figuring that this was a flash-based dashboard, I started twiddling with the knobs and dials. I noticed, however, that the graphics are separate animated gifs, so I’ll post those as well.

So what or who is The Dashboard Spy? As his about page states, The Dashboard Spy is just a guy interested in the design of business dashboards. He could not find any executive dashboard design source books and so set about creating his own. Finally convinced to post his extensive collection of dashboard screenshots online, he was amazed to find how popular it has become. If you have a nice screenshot to share, please leave a comment or send an email to info _at_ dashboardspy.com. Also check out The Dashboard Spy’s favorite books.

If you like these screenshots, please leave comments

Thanks! Comments make things more interesting for visitors and myself. Feel free to express your likes or dislikes of particular screenshots as well as links to your favorite graphics. Regards The Dashboard Spy.

So what or who is The Dashboard Spy? As his about page states, The Dashboard Spy is just a guy interested in the design of business dashboards. He could not find any executive dashboard design source books and so set about creating his own. Finally convinced to post his extensive collection of dashboard screenshots online, he was amazed to find how popular it has become. If you have a nice screenshot to share, please leave a comment or send an email to info _at_ dashboardspy.com. Also check out The Dashboard Spy’s favorite books.

K.I.T.T. Dashboard – from Knight Rider with David Hasselhoff

Does anyone remember the car from the 1980s Knight Rider TV show with David Hasselhoff? Here is the definitive study of Kitt's dashboard: http://www.juhaterho.fi/drawings/kitt/. Go to the site to see large versions of dashboards as well as neat drawings. Of course, if you want to try and capture your own screenshots of the KITT Dashboard, you can get a dvd from amazon.

So what or who is The Dashboard Spy? As his about page states, The Dashboard Spy is just a guy interested in the design of business dashboards. He could not find any executive dashboard design source books and so set about creating his own. Finally convinced to post his extensive collection of dashboard screenshots online, he was amazed to find how popular it has become. If you have a nice screenshot to share, please leave a comment or send an email to info _at_ dashboardspy.com. Also check out The Dashboard Spy's favorite books.