Elastic UI
Elastic UI / 2017– / Style / Platform Screen Languages
Elastic's interface system is made for searching, filtering and diagnosing large data sets without losing operational density.
At a glance
Visual cues
- Fixed header and left navigation
- Persistent query, filter and time controls
- Tables and time-series charts in shared panels
- Bright series colors limited to data
Best used for
- Log and security investigation screens
- Products that combine query, table, visualization and detail
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Dictionary entry
- Type
- Separate monospaced values from explanatory sans text and never rely on color alone.
- Composition
- Give navigation, query, visualization and detail stable regions; keep time and filters visible.
- Material
- Layer neutral surfaces, reserve blue for interaction and bright hues for data series.
- Caution
- More charts do not create more insight. Remove any panel or series that does not answer the current question.
- Further study
- EUI page templates / Elastic Charts / Amsterdam and Borealis themes
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- Carbon Design System (Carbon Design System)Same Platform Screen Languages lineage.Compare Elastic UI and Carbon Design System
- Solarized (ソラライズド)Shared effects: Technique / Trust.Compare Elastic UI and Solarized
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- Link
- https://indexstyle.org/styles/elastic-ui
- Markdown
- [Elastic UI — IndexStyle](https://indexstyle.org/styles/elastic-ui)
- HTML
- <a href="https://indexstyle.org/styles/elastic-ui">Elastic UI — IndexStyle</a>