color combinations

Where can I find some good looking examples of reports and charts that
showcase good looking design practices (my efforts leave a lot to be
desired:). I can find lots of examples for FrontPage and PowerPoint,
anything out there for SSRS?
TIA
deanHi Dean,
I'll preface this by saying that following comments are just my arrogant
opinion... good report design is something of an art (combining business
analysis chops, database handiness, and an eye for the aesthetic).
I would recommend sticking with a monochromatic color palette in two tones
and using gainsboro, silver, and the other grays to augment. My personal
favorite is the steelblue/lightsteelblue combination, but whatever
complements your companyâ's logo is best.
I would stick with black text â' except where you want to conditionally show
something good (green), possibly problematic (orange) or bad (red). Then use
the color sparingly (on a sinle field instead of the whole line). Use
palegoldenrod to highlight entire lines instead of yellow which is really
bright.
Iâ'm fond of dimgray for line borders instead of blackâ?¦ I just think it looks
more modern and softer on the eyes.
All of that said, those same themes you looked at for powerpoint can be
replicated if you like one in particular. Sorry I donâ't know any sites to
take a look at samplesâ?¦ Good luck!
One site to take a look at is:
http://www.ssw.com.au/ssw/Standards/Rules/RulesToBetterSQLReportingServices.aspx. It shows how to do some pretty cool tricks.
Cheers,
Kathy
"Dean" wrote:
> Where can I find some good looking examples of reports and charts that
> showcase good looking design practices (my efforts leave a lot to be
> desired:). I can find lots of examples for FrontPage and PowerPoint,
> anything out there for SSRS?
> TIA
> dean
>
>|||Some of the samples provided by MS is a good starter for you. You can see
some best practises from microsoft site itself. There is a PDF document which
gives you the best practises.
Amarnath
"Dean" wrote:
> Where can I find some good looking examples of reports and charts that
> showcase good looking design practices (my efforts leave a lot to be
> desired:). I can find lots of examples for FrontPage and PowerPoint,
> anything out there for SSRS?
> TIA
> dean
>
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