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This is a really cool idea. At first I thought it was a random cloud and would benefit from organization, but then reading down saw the key. The only downside
by hnbear 4y ago
This is a really cool idea. At first I thought it was a random cloud and would benefit from organization, but then reading down saw the key.
The only downside is that it’s not obvious up front which area maps to what business segment, eg if I want to find “Mobile” I have to scan the cloud for things that mentally match to that (eg Android, iOS).
It does make the comparison of products in each area clear though, by virtue of density, but not what the area represents.
- papercuts 4y agoThank you very much. There were so many competing design notions to consider, and while I eventually went heavy on adding things, it was partly due to the seeming bare minimum already being too much, so why not see how far I could reasonably push it. Unfortunately I admit that the chart is less impactful than hoped because of it… but hopefully it is also a little fun, and maybe someone picks up something from it (like IMDb below!). On the positive, I agree that being able to eyeball the “comparison of products in each area” is the one element that works nicely, once you pick up on it.