Todays the final day of dashboard week which means its the end of training! I have learnt so much in these last four months and it is going to feel strange not spending all day everyday in a room with the same 7 people.
Our task for today was to use the World Happiness Report to create a well designed dashboard.
PLAN
We only had until 12 today, so I wanted to narrow my scope to just show how the UK compares to other Western European countries based on four metrics: positive affect, generosity, social support and freedom of choice.
![](https://www.thedataschool.co.uk/content/images/2023/07/image-292.png)
PROCESS
I experimented with the bump charts to see what the best design was that showed the rankings clearly.
![](https://www.thedataschool.co.uk/content/images/2023/07/image-294.png)
My first attempt, apart from the creepy smiles, was also limiting the user to seeing just the UK. I thought it would be mice to see what the other countries are and highlight the UK in another way.
![](https://www.thedataschool.co.uk/content/images/2023/07/image-295.png)
This was my second attempt. I thought it could be clearer which line was the UK line. Also too many ranks were showing so I wanted to limit that.
DASHBOARD
Follow the link below to see the final result! 👇
![](https://www.thedataschool.co.uk/content/images/2023/07/image-299.png)