1. A method performed by at least one computer processor, said method comprising: receiving trace data gathered from an application, said application comprising monitored elements, said trace data comprising performance observations from said monitored elements; identifying a first monitored element and a second monitored element within said trace data, said first monitored element having a relationship with said second monitored element; creating a first geometric shape representing a first monitored element, said first geometric shape having a first dimension; determining a first value for said first dimension from an aggregation of a plurality of said performance observations, said first value representing a first observation of said plurality of said performance observations; creating a second geometric shape representing a second monitored element, said second geometric shape having said first dimension; determining a second value for said first dimension from an aggregation of a second plurality of said performance observations, said second value representing a second of said second plurality of said performance observations; and rendering said first geometric shape and said second geometric shape.