SaaS dashboard design that people learn in minutes.

How a dashboard project runs

Most projects start with a short look at what already exists. I review your current screens, and any analytics, support tickets or demo notes you can share, to see where people get stuck. If you have no product yet, we start from the tasks your users come to do. A test account or a screen recording is enough to begin.

Next I turn those tasks into a page structure and a navigation. I draw wireframes before any colour or style, so we agree on the layout first. Then I design the high-fidelity screens in Figma, including the empty, loading and error states that are easy to forget. You can comment on the Figma file at any point.

When the screens are approved, I build the component library and design tokens and prepare the handoff for your developers. I stay available for questions and design QA while they build. The price is fixed in writing before work starts, and you pay in parts as each milestone is approved.

What makes a dashboard easy to read

A dashboard should answer a question in a few seconds. The most important number comes first, and the detail is one click away. In the Office Vibe survey reports, each report opens with a large score, then a trend chart, then the breakdowns. A manager sees how a team is doing before reading anything else.

Structure matters as much as charts. Office Vibe has eight modules, from surveys and feedback to goals and settings, and they all sit under one sidebar. Predicted has two portals, one for restaurant owners and one for the admin team. Both use the same layout, so the product feels like one system.

Alerts should arrive before the mistake, not after. In Predicted, an overstock warning shows above the first numbers, so a restaurant sees it before placing an order. Repeating the same cards, filters and buttons on every screen also helps. People learn them once and then stop thinking about the interface.

Dashboards I have designed

Office Vibe is an employee engagement product. I designed over 40 desktop screens, including reports, survey and goal builders, 1-on-1 agendas, settings and permissions.

Predicted is an inventory system for restaurants. It forecasts sales and warns about overstocked perishables. I designed the admin portal, the restaurant portal, billing, sign-in and a design kit.

Buildela is a marketplace that helps homeowners find the right builder. It is a private case study, so you can request access to see it.

The public case studies show the structure, the key screens and the reasoning behind them.

When to start with a UX audit instead

If you know users are leaving but not why, a redesign can turn into a guess. A UX audit finds the real problems first and ranks them by impact. Some clients then use the audit as the plan for the redesign. If you already know what is wrong, we can go straight to design.