Oh my wordle...

Isn't this cool? Found via TED, this is a wordle. You can take any text and create a wordle cloud in a variety of forms, fonts, and colors.

This was my sample try, using the list of things about my dad in my post a couple of days ago.

The possibilities are endless! How about....

~the opening paragraph of your favorite novel
~the names of everybody in your extended family
~lyrics to "your song"
~a list of places you've lived + visited (ooo...I'm going to do that one right now...)

This is not going to be good for my productivity.

p.s. the only glitch is that it's a java application, which means you can print it, save it as a pdf, and take a screenshot but not save it as an image like you would a normal photo. These are screenshots that I cropped. Have fun!!!

Comments

[seven smiles]

that is so cool!

[Anonymous]

I can't wait to try it out! thanks for sharing
Jen

[calibosmom]

Where are you finding all this cool stuff? I'd love to do this and then make a vary large copy and frame it for a wall.

[Anonymous]

Love your father wordle, Annie. Very fun. Also, your list of words and phrases that evoke him. All the Pretty Little Horses - wonderful. I'm not sure there are many dads who have left memories of lullaby/nightsong traditions. Maybe I'm wrong, though. My dad sang to us and told us the Billy Johnson stories, which he created in his head as he lay on the floor of our bedroom. Blessings.
Love, Ma

[gab]

I have the same question as calibosmom...how do you find this stuff? I would like a post about your "net-surfing" ideas, please.