Two directions for the same product
Both run the same data through the same calculation engine and expose the same screens, so what separates them is structure, density and rhythm rather than decoration. Status colours and chart series are identical in both: those are validated for colour-vision separation and are not a style choice.
V1 · Console
Dense operational dashboard
Built for someone who opens it often. Cards on a plane, a persistent sidebar, compact rows, everything for the month above the fold.
V2 · Briefing
Editorial management report
Built for the monthly meeting. Reads top to bottom as a prepared document: the verdict first, then the evidence. No cards, wide margins, larger figures.
Sample data. A fictional school and four fictional client schools, following the worked example in the client’s own brochure: enrollment is growing, but acquisition cost is rising faster than tuition revenue, collections are deteriorating and withdrawals are climbing. A dashboard where everything is fine demonstrates nothing.