--- title: I Used to Design Dashboards Based on Assumptions — Now I... description: A UI/UX designer reflects on years of designing dashboards based on visual assumptions rather than a deep understanding of the underlying data. The realization... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/i-used-to-design-dashboards-based-on-assumptions-now-i-want-to-understand-the-numbers-behind-them--giohdnpck twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: I Used to Design Dashboards Based on Assumptions — Now I Want to Understand the Numbers Behind Them. | daily.dev og:description: A UI/UX designer reflects on years of designing dashboards based on visual assumptions rather than a deep understanding of the underlying data. The realization... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/i-used-to-design-dashboards-based-on-assumptions-now-i-want-to-understand-the-numbers-behind-them--giohdnpck og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/giohDnpcK.png og:image:alt: I Used to Design Dashboards Based on Assumptions — Now I Want to Understand the Numbers Behind Them. og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # I Used to Design Dashboards Based on Assumptions — Now I Want to Understand the Numbers Behind Them. **[Medium](https://daily.dev/sources/medium_js)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A UI/UX designer reflects on years of designing dashboards based on visual assumptions rather than a deep understanding of the underlying data. The realization that dashboards are decision-making tools — not just visual arrangements — prompted a shift in mindset. To bridge the gap between design and data literacy, the author is starting Google's Data Analytics course on Coursera, not to change careers but to become a more informed product designer who understands the questions behind every metric. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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