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It's a very nice design as other have pointed out. I like the periodic-table-theme for the different strains. And I especially like the detailed page for each

It's a very nice design as other have pointed out. I like the periodic-table-theme for the different strains. And I especially like the detailed page for each strain (e.g. http://www.leaf.ly/hybrid/ak-47 http://www.leaf.ly/hybrid/ak-47). However, I wonder if the pie charts are the best way to convey the break-down of each strain. Sure, it makes it easy to see the relative effects for a given strain, but it makes it difficult to visualize the effects of one strain compared to another, because the position of a given effect in the graph is different for each strain. Maybe a simpler bar graph or something of that nature would be in order. Also, along the same lines, maybe you could make it easier to do side-by-side comparisons. (btw, I also like the "Related" section on the detailed pages)

sv123 16y ago
Thanks, the visualization of effects is definitely something we went back and forth on for a while. Ultimately settled on the pie chart just so we didn't spin for too long, and it's five minute implementation with google charts. Comparing different strains is next on the list for features, have a couple good ideas floating around to make it pretty simple.
- AaronM 16y ago
  I like the scatter plot with four quadrants, I think that's a good way to visualize things
- JangoSteve 16y ago
  Another reason the pie charts probably aren't the best representation is because it implies that the different effects of a strain all add up to a whole. E.g. if the "lazy" effect gets larger, then the "sleepy" effect must get smaller, which we know isn't necessarily true.
  - sv123 16y ago
    You're right, hadn't thought of it that way.
- shazow 16y ago
  If you stick with normalized data (add up to 100%), though a pie chart may be visually appealing, I'd still go with a sorted bar graph. I always look for the most prevalent effect or two, and it takes me a couple of moments to maneuver around the pie chart to find them. A bar graph would fix it. Perhaps even statically ordered by labels so you can easily compare two strains visually. Also with that in mind, you could get rid of the Top 5 text list, since the data would be similarly efficiently portrayed visually.

sv123 16y ago

Thanks, the visualization of effects is definitely something we went back and forth on for a while. Ultimately settled on the pie chart just so we didn't spin for too long, and it's five minute implementation with google charts. Comparing different strains is next on the list for features, have a couple good ideas floating around to make it pretty simple.

AaronM 16y ago
I like the scatter plot with four quadrants, I think that's a good way to visualize things
JangoSteve 16y ago
Another reason the pie charts probably aren't the best representation is because it implies that the different effects of a strain all add up to a whole. E.g. if the "lazy" effect gets larger, then the "sleepy" effect must get smaller, which we know isn't necessarily true.
- sv123 16y ago
  You're right, hadn't thought of it that way.
shazow 16y ago
If you stick with normalized data (add up to 100%), though a pie chart may be visually appealing, I'd still go with a sorted bar graph. I always look for the most prevalent effect or two, and it takes me a couple of moments to maneuver around the pie chart to find them. A bar graph would fix it. Perhaps even statically ordered by labels so you can easily compare two strains visually. Also with that in mind, you could get rid of the Top 5 text list, since the data would be similarly efficiently portrayed visually.