Dashboard noun \ˈdash-ˌbȯrd\ A screen on the front of a usually horse-drawn vehicle to intercept water, mud, or snow.

仪表盘 名词\ ˈdash-ˌbȯrd \\通常在马拉的车辆前部的屏幕，用来拦截水，泥或雪。

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Part of a digital product’s architecture is the arrangement of content in order of natural hierarchy, possibly manifested as a flow through the simplest/shortest possible path as seen from the perspective of the person using your product, ideally requiring as little preexisting knowledge as possible so they can hit their goals just by knowing what they want or need.

数字产品体系结构的一部分是按照自然层次结构的顺序排列内容，这可能表现为通过最简单/最短路径的流动，从使用您产品的人的角度来看，理想情况下需要尽可能少的现有知识，因此他们只要知道自己想要的或需要的东西就可以实现自己的目标。

Dashboards are some means to that end.

为此，仪表板是一些方法。

If you’ve ever tried to use something and thought, “where am I supposed to go next?” you are encountering an issue with architecture. — IA Institute

如果您曾经尝试过使用某些东西并想过，“我下一步应该去哪里？” 您遇到架构问题。 — IA学院

Simply put, effective dashboards are layouts that make relevant key information accessible, provide comparable metrics or show trends over time, and are actionable.

简而言之，有效的仪表板是一种布局，可以访问相关的关键信息，提供可比较的指标或显示一段时间内的趋势，并且是可行的。

For this to happen, information needs to be easy to scan; through establishing prominent visual anchors.

为此，信息必须易于扫描。 通过建立突出的视觉锚点。

People are (in my experience) visually-based for the most part, colors deeply affect our initial emotional responses to the extent that hinders usability testing and may undermine prototypes in certain scenarios. We are easily distracted by clutter, and possibly intimidated if not cognitively overloaded by variety of options.

根据我的经验，人们在很大程度上是基于视觉的， 颜色会严重影响我们最初的情感React ，从而影响可用性测试并可能在某些情况下破坏原型。 我们很容易因混乱而分心，甚至可能由于各种选择而无法在认知上超负荷地被吓倒。

Which brings us to the first advice, adopt (drum roll)…

这给我们带来了第一条建议，采用了(鼓卷)…

极简主义 (Minimalism)

A good designer finds an elegant way to put everything you [want] on a page. A great designer convinces you half that shit is unnecessary. — Mike Monteiro

优秀的设计师会找到一种优雅的方法来将您想要的所有内容放在页面上。 优秀的设计师可以说服您一半，这是没有必要的。 - 迈克·蒙泰罗(Mike Monteiro)

Easier said than done. Trust me I fucked that up several times.

说起来容易做起来难。 相信我，我搞砸了好几次。

But my saving grace was (and always will be) an obsession with the people, and constantly pursuing ways to research the heck out of their pain points and desires even if my work seemed sound and leagues ahead of traditional competition, the one thing to realize is, the most critical competitor in literally any line of business is what those people want and need to grow. That’s called people or customer centric, most companies today are competitor centric.

但是我的救赎恩典是(并且永远是)对人民的痴迷，并且即使我的工作听起来不错，并且在传统竞争之前就已经走了联盟，我仍然不断地寻求方法来研究他们的痛处和欲望。是，实际上，在任何业务领域中，最关键的竞争对手就是那些人们想要和需要成长的东西。 这就是所谓的以人或客户为中心，当今大多数公司都是以竞争对手为中心。

To achieve a minimalist design from research interviews, be a good listener, a moderator of the conversation, and let your guests set the pace, do not lead and definitely pay attention to how you phrase your questions, and rest assured that silence is your best friend and most powerful ally, let them take their time in describing their needs, they will pause to formulate and collect their thoughts. It’s a stream, if you cut it off, you’ll miss out, simple as that.

为了从研究访谈中获得简约的设计，请成为一个好的倾听者，作为对话的主持人，并让您的客人确定步调，不要领导并且一定要注意问题的表达方式， 并确保沉默是最好的选择朋友和最强大的盟友 ，让他们花些时间描述自己的需求，他们会停下来制定和收集自己的想法。 这是一条小溪，如果您将其切断，就会错过，就这么简单。

If you take their insights to heart, fast forward several iterations and usability tests, then voila! You might have a powerful minimalist design on your hands.

如果您牢记他们的见解，快速进行几次迭代和可用性测试，那就瞧瞧！ 您可能手上有一个强大的极简设计。

A side note, try experimenting with parallel processes, do not be afraid of drafting bare metal solutions based on common logical considerations, or hack out design prototypes based on strategic preliminary requirements to put through initial stress testing while you wait for the research sprint to kick off, particularly if research is blocked by whatever bureaucratic limitations stemming from budgeting or staffing capacity, or feel stuck on what questions you need to ask.

附带说明，尝试并行处理，不要害怕基于共同的逻辑考虑起草裸机解决方案，或者在等待研究冲刺启动时根据战略初步要求破解设计原型以进行初始压力测试尤其是如果研究因预算或人员配备所造成的官僚限制而受阻，或者感到困扰于您需要提出的问题。

Our mistakes can at the very least tell us which way not to go. And that’s tremendous. Who knows, maybe one of those mistakes can hint at a completely new feature down the line.

我们的错误至少可以告诉我们不走哪条路。 那是巨大的。 谁知道，也许那些错误之一可能暗示着一种全新的功能。

If you’re not stubborn, you’ll give up on experiments too soon, and if you’re not flexible, you’ll pound your head against the wall, and you won’t see a different solution to a problem you’re trying to solve. —Jeff Bezos

如果您不固执，您会过早放弃实验；如果您不灵活，则会将头撞在墙上，并且不会看到解决问题的其他方法试图解决。 杰夫·贝佐斯(Jeff Bezos)

了解访问控制 (Understand access controls)

Which is a fancy way to say allow customization based on access privileges or personal preferences. An adaptive modular model for information architecture and UI may be one way to sort this out.

这是说允许根据访问权限或个人喜好进行自定义的一种好方法。 信息体系结构和UI的自适应模块化模型可能是解决这种问题的一种方法。

What’s an adaptive modular model? It’s a design that won’t break by selectively displaying content and will adapt to people’s needs based on their access privileges in a system.

什么是自适应模块化模型？ 这种设计不会因选择性地显示内容而中断，并会根据人们在系统中的访问权限来适应人们的需求。

In English, the dashboards of a business owner, manager, and lower level contributors do not, and should not, look identical, yet they must inherit the same DNA.

用英语来说，企业所有者，经理和下级贡献者的仪表板看起来不相同，也不应看起来相同，但它们必须继承相同的DNA。

For instance, business owners may not be comfortable with their lower level contributors and certain managers viewing revenue and pricing information, so you’d want to be mindful that your dashboard, or any screen design you’re releasing in general, caters to such non-functional concerns.

例如，企业主可能对他们的下层贡献者和某些查看收入和定价信息的经理不满意，因此您要注意，您的仪表板或您通常发布的任何屏幕设计均会满足此类要求。功能关注。

增强主动性和快速React性 (Empower proactivity and swift reactivity)

Arguably, this one is more of a byproduct derived from considering the aforementioned points and may require developing robust communication frameworks that go well beyond delivering notifications and alerts.

可以说，这更多是考虑到上述要点而产生的副产品，并且可能需要开发强大的通信框架，而这些框架远远超出了传递通知和警报的范围。

Say you’re creating a platform used by service providers to deploy and manage a fleet of business continuity and backup devices, in this example you will need to be transparent about available capacity and expiring warranty agreements so your people can factor these costs into their annual budgets and business proposals. That’s one example of proactivity.

假设您正在创建服务提供商用来部署和管理业务连续性和备份设备的平台，在此示例中，您将需要对可用容量和到期的保修协议保持透明，以便您的员工可以将这些成本计入其年度费用中预算和业务建议。 那是主动性的一个例子。

Swift reactivity, is in addition to clearly communicating what may have gone wrong, your design should also provide actions to initiate a troubleshooting procedure including help resources.

快速React性，除了清楚地传达可能出了什么问题之外，您的设计还应该提供操作以启动故障排除过程，包括帮助资源。

This point is also closely related to the commonly overlooked principle of Visibility of System Status.

这一点也与通常被忽略的系统状态可见性原理密切相关。

At its essence, it is about communication and transparency, which are critical to many aspects of life. People strive for predictability and control, and, in most cases, [accurate] information translates to better decision making. — NN/g

从本质上讲，它与沟通和透明度有关，这对于生活的许多方面都是至关重要的。 人们追求可预测性和可控制性，并且在大多数情况下，[准确的]信息可以转化为更好的决策。 — NN /克

La fin.

拉芬。