Comments on: Presentation Review: Avinash Kaushik

By: Avinash Kaushik

Avinash Kaushik — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:38:04 +0000

I’ll have to play with the “house”, that is a great suggestion.

You are right that it is central and it is well worth putting in the effort (and experimenting!).

Thanks Glen.

Avinash.

By: Glen Lipka

Glen Lipka — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:27:00 +0000

I tried a few variations. Venn Diagrams, Pillars and a platform and a few others. The pyramid I made is a little messy and has some issues. Possibly a “house” metaphor would work. It seemed to be a central part of the Avinash philosophy, so I think its worth the extra energy to make it really shine. Of all the parts of the presentation, this seems like the most important one to remember. Hmm, how to experiment with the layout get feedback and optimize?

By: Avinash Kaushik

Avinash Kaushik — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:46:45 +0000

Thanks so much for taking the time to share this thoughtful feedback Glen. I am grateful for it because it gives me great food for thought (and future optimization!).

I appreciate the suggestion for an alternative to concentric circles. My original intent (not being a designer : )), was to display sizes of data (and they decrease as you go down). But there is the “subsumed” problem.

The pyramid is a great alternative. I have personally thought pyramid imply a certain order and hierarchy. But in WA 2.0 there is no hierarchy (you could do VOC before you ever do Clickstream). Yet the pyramid looks wonderful with the What at bottom and Insights at top!

Thank you again Glen.

Avinash.