A complex subplot layout where different subplots can have varying sizes and arrangements using intuitive ASCII-art style string definitions. Unlike GridSpec approaches that require explicit row/column spanning, mosaic layouts allow defining layouts through visual string patterns (e.g., "AB;CC" creates A and B on top, C spanning below), making complex configurations more readable and maintainable.
# anyplot.ai
# subplot-mosaic: Mosaic Subplot Layout with Varying Sizes
# Library: makie 0.21.9 | Julia 1.11.9
# Quality: 90/100 | Created: 2026-09-09
using CairoMakie
using Colors
using Random
using Statistics: mean
Random.seed!(42)
# --- Theme tokens ------------------------------------------------------------
const THEME = get(ENV, "ANYPLOT_THEME", "light")
const PAGE_BG = THEME == "light" ? colorant"#FAF8F1" : colorant"#1A1A17"
const INK = THEME == "light" ? colorant"#1A1A17" : colorant"#F0EFE8"
const INK_SOFT = THEME == "light" ? colorant"#4A4A44" : colorant"#B8B7B0"
const GRID_RGBA = RGBAf(INK.r, INK.g, INK.b, 0.15)
const IMPRINT_PALETTE = [
colorant"#009E73", colorant"#C475FD", colorant"#4467A3", colorant"#BD8233",
colorant"#AE3030", colorant"#2ABCCD", colorant"#954477", colorant"#99B314",
]
# --- Data ---------------------------------------------------------------------
# Household energy dashboard, one day at 10-minute resolution.
n_steps = 144
time_hours = collect(range(0, 24; length = n_steps))
outdoor_temp = 18 .+ 8 .* sin.(2π .* (time_hours .- 9) ./ 24) .+ randn(n_steps) .* 0.6
heating_load = 0.06 .* max.(outdoor_temp .- 19, 0.0) .^ 1.5
evening_bump = 0.5 .* (sin.(2π .* (time_hours .- 18) ./ 24) .+ 1) .^ 2
power_draw = 0.9 .+ heating_load .+ evening_bump .+ 0.08 .* randn(n_steps)
power_draw = max.(power_draw, 0.3)
device_categories = ["HVAC", "Water Heater", "Appliances", "Lighting", "Electronics"]
device_avg_draw = [1.32, 0.58, 0.44, 0.21, 0.29]
humidity = 55 .+ 10 .* sin.(2π .* (time_hours .- 3) ./ 24) .+ randn(n_steps) .* 3
sample_idx = 1:3:n_steps
period_labels = ["Night", "Morning", "Afternoon", "Evening"]
period_bounds = [(0, 6), (6, 12), (12, 18), (18, 24)]
period_avg_draw = [
mean(power_draw[(time_hours .>= lo) .& (time_hours .< hi)]) for (lo, hi) in period_bounds
]
electricity_rate = 0.18 # $/kWh
cumulative_cost = cumsum(power_draw .* (10 / 60) .* electricity_rate)
# --- Plot -----------------------------------------------------------------
# Mosaic pattern encoded via GridLayout spans (Makie has no string-mosaic
# parser, so spans are the native equivalent of "AAAAAA;BBBCCC;DDEEFF"):
# row 1: A A A A A A (wide overview — dominant)
# row 2: B B B C C C (two medium detail panels)
# row 3: D D E E F F (three small metric panels)
fig = Figure(
resolution = (1600, 900),
fontsize = 14,
backgroundcolor = PAGE_BG,
)
Label(
fig[0, 1:6],
"subplot-mosaic · julia · makie · anyplot.ai";
fontsize = 22,
color = INK,
font = :bold,
padding = (0, 0, 8, 0),
)
chrome = (;
backgroundcolor = PAGE_BG,
titlecolor = INK,
xlabelcolor = INK,
ylabelcolor = INK,
xticklabelcolor = INK_SOFT,
yticklabelcolor = INK_SOFT,
xtickcolor = INK_SOFT,
ytickcolor = INK_SOFT,
leftspinecolor = INK_SOFT,
bottomspinecolor = INK_SOFT,
topspinevisible = false,
rightspinevisible = false,
xminorgridvisible = false,
yminorgridvisible = false,
)
ax_overview = Axis(
fig[1, 1:6];
title = "Household Power Draw — 24 Hours",
titlesize = 17,
xlabel = "Hour of Day",
ylabel = "Power (kW)",
xlabelsize = 14,
ylabelsize = 14,
xgridvisible = false,
ygridcolor = GRID_RGBA,
chrome...,
)
ax_devices = Axis(
fig[2, 1:3];
title = "Average Draw by Device",
titlesize = 15,
ylabel = "Power (kW)",
ylabelsize = 14,
xticklabelrotation = π / 6,
xgridvisible = false,
ygridcolor = GRID_RGBA,
chrome...,
)
ax_temp = Axis(
fig[2, 4:6];
title = "Temperature vs. Draw",
titlesize = 15,
xlabel = "Outdoor Temp (°C)",
ylabel = "Power (kW)",
xlabelsize = 14,
ylabelsize = 14,
xgridcolor = GRID_RGBA,
ygridcolor = GRID_RGBA,
chrome...,
)
ax_period = Axis(
fig[3, 1:2];
title = "Draw by Period",
titlesize = 13,
ylabel = "kW",
ylabelsize = 12,
xticklabelsize = 11,
yticklabelsize = 11,
xgridvisible = false,
ygridvisible = false,
chrome...,
)
ax_cost = Axis(
fig[3, 3:4];
title = "Cumulative Cost",
titlesize = 13,
xlabel = "Hour",
ylabel = "USD",
xlabelsize = 12,
ylabelsize = 12,
xticklabelsize = 11,
yticklabelsize = 11,
xgridvisible = false,
ygridvisible = false,
chrome...,
)
ax_humidity = Axis(
fig[3, 5:6];
title = "Humidity vs. Draw",
titlesize = 13,
xlabel = "Humidity (%)",
ylabel = "kW",
xlabelsize = 12,
ylabelsize = 12,
xticklabelsize = 11,
yticklabelsize = 11,
xgridvisible = false,
ygridvisible = false,
chrome...,
)
# A — wide overview: total draw with a band down to its daily floor
band!(
ax_overview, time_hours, fill(minimum(power_draw), n_steps), power_draw;
color = (IMPRINT_PALETTE[1], 0.12),
)
lines!(ax_overview, time_hours, power_draw; color = IMPRINT_PALETTE[1], linewidth = 2.5)
# B — medium detail: categorical bar, canonical Imprint order
barplot!(
ax_devices, 1:length(device_categories), device_avg_draw;
color = IMPRINT_PALETTE[1:length(device_categories)],
strokewidth = 0.5, strokecolor = PAGE_BG,
)
ax_devices.xticks = (1:length(device_categories), device_categories)
# C — medium detail: scatter relationship
scatter!(
ax_temp, outdoor_temp, power_draw;
color = IMPRINT_PALETTE[6], markersize = 9, strokewidth = 0,
)
# D — small metric panel: period bars
barplot!(
ax_period, 1:length(period_labels), period_avg_draw;
color = IMPRINT_PALETTE[1:length(period_labels)],
strokewidth = 0.5, strokecolor = PAGE_BG,
)
ax_period.xticks = (1:length(period_labels), period_labels)
# E — small metric panel: cumulative cost trend
lines!(ax_cost, time_hours, cumulative_cost; color = IMPRINT_PALETTE[7], linewidth = 2.0)
# F — small metric panel: sparse scatter (subsampled for a clean small panel)
scatter!(
ax_humidity, humidity[sample_idx], power_draw[sample_idx];
color = IMPRINT_PALETTE[8], markersize = 8, strokewidth = 0,
)
rowsize!(fig.layout, 1, Relative(0.42))
rowsize!(fig.layout, 2, Relative(0.34))
rowsize!(fig.layout, 3, Relative(0.24))
colgap!(fig.layout, 20)
rowgap!(fig.layout, 22)
# --- Save -------------------------------------------------------------------
save("plot-$(THEME).png", fig; px_per_unit = 2)
Runnable source as JSON, for any HTTP client: https://api.anyplot.ai/specs/subplot-mosaic/makie/code. Any spec id and library id listed in llms-full.txt fit the same URL shape; every URL below is complete and callable.
{
"spec_id": "subplot-mosaic",
"language": "julia",
"library": "makie",
"page": "https://anyplot.ai/subplot-mosaic/julia/makie",
"hub": "https://anyplot.ai/subplot-mosaic",
"code_json": "https://api.anyplot.ai/specs/subplot-mosaic/makie/code",
"spec_json": "https://api.anyplot.ai/specs/subplot-mosaic",
"render_light_png": "https://storage.googleapis.com/anyplot-images/plots/subplot-mosaic/julia/makie/plot-light.png",
"render_dark_png": "https://storage.googleapis.com/anyplot-images/plots/subplot-mosaic/julia/makie/plot-dark.png",
"quality_score": 90.0,
"license": "MIT",
"guide": "https://anyplot.ai/llms.txt"
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