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Taste Test
If your dashboard has to be beautiful OR instantly understandable, which one wins?
I designed two visual directions for the same AI Sales Agent dashboard.
Same product. Same data. Same core UX.
Only the visual language changed.
Poll options:
A — Clarity First
B — Energy First
15 votes
Ends in 1d
A for usability, B for personality. Tough choice
I’d pick A. The information hierarchy feels effortless.
Pro design 🤩
Energy is more distinct
Clarity first!
Both have insane UI, but the UX still feels behind. Users shouldn’t have to figure out where to go or what to do next. The product should guide them and surface the right actions at the right time.
A Clarity First. Dashboards need utility over visual noise. The heavy gradients in B make the metrics much harder to read at a glance.
Clarity always wins over energy for me.
Clarity is easier to read.
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