Design Blogs
A collection of our most recent articles on Design
Decisions made with Klipfolio lead to 300% growth for Venture Harbour
Venture Harbour currently uses six different dashboards, which each represent one area of focus for...
Designing the Right Dashboard
With a simple Google search someone can find many articles about how to design a great dashboard...
New Office, new interactive floor plan in our dashboard
Klipfolio is a platform to visualize various metrics that can help businesses determine the...
4 Steps to Designing a Dashboard That Inspires Action
So you’re ready to build your first dashboard. Great! Check out these 4 easy steps to design an...
Anatomy of a great API
A big part of our role as the Integrations team here at Klipfolio is to facilitate easy connections...
3 simple rules for intuitive dashboard design
Great dashboard design is about far more than metrics and KPIs. Here are a few tips for building a...
Dashboard design: On comparison values
Colors and shapes may get all the attention, but comparison values are at the heart of meaningful...
Dashboard design: Serve yourself, not the data
It's heartbreaking to see a dashboard serve as nothing more than a data dumping ground. Here's some...
How corporate digital signage is improving communication in the workplace
If you’ve ever ordered a meal from a fast food restaurant, chances are you’ve chosen your meal from...
5 things you’ve always wanted to do in Klipfolio but didn’t know you could
Whether you’re a new Klipfolio user or you’ve been building dashboards for years, here are five...
5 Easy HTML Tags Anyone Can Code and Every Webpage Needs
A lot of people think learning HTML is a long and difficult process that requires formal training....
Dashboard Design Mistake #6: Forcing users to do the math
This blog is the sixth (and last) in a series on common dashboard design mistakes - and how to...
Dashboard Design Mistake #5: Misuse of Colour
Dashboards can be valuable business tools. But to maximize their value, dashboards have to be done...
How a low-tech office whiteboard stimulates creativity in a high-tech company
When we expanded our office earlier this year, we created a massive whiteboard in the lunchroom. It...
Dashboard Design Mistake #4: Using charts and graphs that don’t work well on dashboards. Spoiler Alert: Save the pie for dessert.
Dashboards can be valuable business tools. But to maximize their value, dashboards have to be done...
Dashboard Design Mistake # 3 Poor layout choices
Dashboards can be valuable business tools. But to maximize their value, dashboards have to be done...
Dashboard Design Mistake #2 - Not adding comparison values
This blog is the second in a series on common dashboard design mistakes - and how to avoid them....
Dashboard Design Mistake #1 - Building a one-size-fits-all dashboard
Dashboards can be valuable business tools. But to maximize their value, dashboards have to be built...
6 dashboard design mistakes - and how you can avoid them
Dashboards can be valuable business tools. But to maximize their value, dashboards have to be built...
Tips for designing mobile dashboards in Klipfolio
With the Klipfolio App fresh on the marketplace, it's a good time to talk about design...