# MoonStory

> A data & design studio crafting user-friendly dashboards that spark joy, with a free, anonymous toolkit for data designers in Mission Control.

MoonStory publishes essays and practical guides on dashboard UX, Power BI design, accessibility, and human-centered data visualization. The site also hosts free browser-based tools (no signup, no upload retention) to help designers and analysts ship better reports.

## Pages

- [Home](/): Studio overview, manifesto, services, and Mission Control preview.
- [Mission Control / Tools](/tools): Index of free tools for dashboard designers.
- [Chart Wizard](/chart-wizard): Pick the right chart for your data and message.
- [Accessibility Checker](/accessibility): Run a Power BI / dashboard accessibility checklist.
- [Persona Quiz](/persona): Star Wars–themed dashboard persona quiz.
- [Blog](/blog): Essays and tutorials on data design, UX, and Power BI.

## Topics

Topical hubs that group blog posts by theme:

- [Design Fundamentals](/topics/design-fundamentals): Typography, color, whitespace, padding, corners, shadows.
- [Accessible Power BI](/topics/accessibility): Accessibility features, checklist, dark mode, theme switching.
- [Dashboard UX & Strategy](/topics/dashboard-ux): UX, personas, aesthetic-usability, the emotional side of data design.
- [Power BI How-To](/topics/power-bi-how-to): Custom shape maps, KPI sparklines, drillthrough buttons.

## Blog (featured posts)

- [MoonStory: a love letter to Power BI design](/post/moonstory-power-bi-design): Why MoonStory exists and what we believe about dashboard design.
- [UX design meets data visualization](/post/ux-design-data-visualization): How user-centered design principles apply to dashboards.
- [Dashboard personas: Star Wars edition](/post/dashboard-personas-star-wars): A playful framework for understanding your dashboard users.
- [Accessibility features in Power BI](/post/accessibility-features-in-power-bi): A practical guide to building accessible reports.
- [Power BI accessibility checklist](/post/power-bi-accessibility-checklist): The checklist behind the Accessibility Checker tool.
- [Dark mode reports in Power BI](/post/dark-mode-reports-power-bi): Designing dashboards that work in dark mode.
- [Custom fonts in Power BI](/post/custom-fonts-in-power-bi): How to use brand typography in Power BI reports.
- [The aesthetic-usability effect in Power BI](/post/aesthetic-usability-effect-power-bi): Why beautiful dashboards feel easier to use.
- [Whitespace in Power BI reports](/post/whitespace-in-power-bi-reports): Using negative space to improve clarity.
- [Inside Out: data design as an emotional rollercoaster](/post/inside-out-data-design-emotional-rollercoaster): The emotional journey of dashboard design.

## Optional

- [Impressum](/impressum): Legal notice (German requirement).
- [Privacy](/privacy): Privacy policy and zero-retention data handling.
- [Terms](/terms): Terms of use.
- [RSS feed](/feed.xml): Blog feed.
- [Sitemap](/sitemap.xml): Full site index.