Dashboard UIs: An Introduction Most interfaces are designed for
use on a desktop, or more precisely, from behind a desk. They
assume you're in a comfortable position, seated on a chair with
screen and keyboard directly in front of you. Most times this
assumption is appropriate because that's what 90% of all system
setups look like. It's the standard home or office setup. But
what if the setup is not standard? Imagine a screen mounted to a
wall in a hallway, displaying some general info like
temperature, humidity, date and the likes. There's no keyboard
and, more importantly, no seat to get you comfortably positioned
at the right distance from the screen. That wouldn't help
anyway, since the screen's mounted at eye-height. You'd be
looking up. This kind of thing is common. Walk into any kind of
factory and you'll find lots of screens doing one thing only:
displaying data for the technician (the user) to monitor. These
technicians don't have time to sit comfortably behind a desk and
use a mouse for pixel-precis