Jaspersoft Tech Talk Episode #14: Creating Beautiful Reports
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In this Jaspersoft Tech Talk episode, we cover some best practices from web and user interface design and how they apply to report design. You will learn about how to use or not use design elements such as: * Boarders, Backgrounds, Shadows, 3-D Styles * Space * Typography: Fonts, size weight, and style * Colors * Alignment To view our full list of Jaspersoft Tech Talks, please visit http://www.jaspersoft.com/tech-talks View the companion video for this presentation here: http://youtu.be/4ByE-GW2mIU
Transcript of Jaspersoft Tech Talk Episode #14: Creating Beautiful Reports
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The purpose of a report
Present data
Bring important data to the surface
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A good report is
easy to read and understand
intuitive to navigate
visually pleasing
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How to achieve report goodness
1. Eliminate or reduce prominence of unimportant elements
2. Employ basic design fundamentals
Eliminate or Reduce Prominence of Unimportant Elements
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Eliminate or reduce prominence of unimportant elements
Why?
They compete for screen space and user’s attention
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Unimportant elements
thick borders
backgrounds
shadows
3-D style effects
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Thick Borders
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Backgrounds
Employ Basic Design Fundamentals
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Fundamental 1
Space
Distance or area between, around, above, below, or within elements
Definition
• Reduces visual clutter
• Improves readability
Benefits
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Creating Beautiful Reports: Space
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Creating Beautiful Reports: Space
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Fundamental 2
Typography
The use of type in a design. Type characteristics of concern are font,size, weight, style
Definition
• Gives emphasis
• Establishes hierarchy
• Improves readability
Benefits
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Creating Beautiful Reports: Typography
Font
Size
Weight
Style
Serif San-Serif
Small Medium Large
Normal Bold
Italic Underline
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Creating Beautiful Reports: Typography
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Fundamental 3
Color
The application of hue, value, and saturation to create visual effects with specific color combinations
Definition
• Gives emphasis
• Establishes hierarchy
• Improves readability
• Lend emotional meaning
Benefits
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Fundamental 3
Color
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Creating Beautiful Reports: Color
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Creating Beautiful Reports: Color
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Fundamental 4
Alignment
How elements on the page line up with each other
Definition
Creates order and organization, improves readability
Benefits
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Creating Beautiful Reports: Alignment
Poor vertical alignment
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Poor horizontal alignment
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Creating Beautiful Reports: Alignment
