2024
Salon Dashboard
Services
UX & UI Design, Journey Mapping, Prototyping, User Research.
Client
Fringe Hair Salon
Sector
Retail Management
Streamlining Operations and Sales Insights
Web Application
SaaS
PoS System
Operations & Sales
Small Business Tools
Overview
The Fringe Hair Salon dashboard is a hypothetical project designed to tackle a real-world business scenario over a weekend. The goal was to create an intuitive, user-friendly PoS and management system for salon owners and staff, combining operational efficiency with comprehensive sales insights. The dashboard focuses on inventory management, client volume tracking, service efficiency, staff attendance, and sales analytics, enabling managers to make data-driven decisions and optimise daily operations.
Key feature // 1
Operations & Multi-Role Dashboard
Designed to streamline salon operations by consolidating service efficiency, staff attendance, hygiene compliance, equipment status, inventory tracking, and client volume into a single, intuitive interface. The dashboard accommodates multiple user roles, from salon managers to staff, ensuring each user can access relevant, actionable insights. Empathy mapping guided feature prioritisation, making complex operational data digestible and actionable at a glance, while supporting faster decision-making and resource optimisation.
Key feature // 2
Sales Insights & Visualisation
Provides a comprehensive overview of daily revenue, monthly trends, bookings (successful vs. canceled), top-selling products and services, and walk-in vs. booking metrics. Metrics are presented with clear charts, progress indicators, and summaries, enabling salon owners to make data-driven decisions about inventory, marketing strategies, and staffing. The design balances clarity and engagement, making complex sales data easy to interpret and act upon, improving both operational efficiency and business performance.
Results
Clarity, efficiency, and actionable insights for salon operations and sales.
By focusing on user-centric design for multiple roles, the dashboard provides a clear, engaging, and actionable overview of both operational and sales performance. Managers can quickly identify low-stock items, peak hours, and revenue trends, while staff can track attendance and service efficiency. The layout ensures that complex data is easy to digest, supporting better decision-making and optimised resource allocation. Early feedback indicated improved workflow understanding, faster task completion, and higher engagement with key metrics, demonstrating the value of a well-structured, data-driven interface.
1.5X
Data Engagement
Clear visualisations and interactive elements encourage users to explore operational and sales data. Users engage more frequently with insights, such as tracking top-selling services or monitoring staff performance, leading to more informed actions and better business outcomes.
+40%
Higher Data Interaction
Users can quickly find critical information such as client volume, service efficiency, and inventory levels.
+65%
Improvement in Role Relevance
Each user role—from salon manager to staff—receives tailored data relevant to their responsibilities.
Conclusion
This project reinforced the importance of clarity and role-based design in dashboards for small businesses. By designing a system that balances operational and sales insights, simplifies complex data, and maintains consistent navigation, the dashboard offers efficient, actionable insights to multiple user types. The experience strengthened my ability to create intuitive, data-driven interfaces that enhance decision-making and workflow efficiency, contributing to my growth as a UI/UX designer focused on practical, real-world solutions.
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