First, make Tableau feel like software.
A constrained three-hour sandbox tested whether parameters, containers, and modular navigation could behave like an app—not a report.
Then, turn the experiment into reusable parts.
The strongest behaviors became named, browsable blocks that designers can compose before implementation.
Four layers, built so a Figma frame and a Tableau container agree.
The kit follows atomic design: foundations carry components, components carry chart patterns, and templates assemble all three. Each layer answers to a Tableau constraint rather than a general design ideal.
Foundations
The rules every other layer inherits. Nothing above this can drift without breaking here first.
Built on a responsive 8pt grid that mirrors Tableau's native layout constraints, so a Figma frame and a Tableau container agree on the same measurements.
The system exists in public, not just in Figma.
Two live Tableau workbooks and a documented build trail make the design logic inspectable.
The visual discipline extends into distinct dashboard studies.
These are separate projects—not protected work-product redesigns—and remain linked rather than folded into this case study.
