A friend has recently posted about Wordle on his blog, and after reading the post and trying out the site for myself, I thought I would be remiss not to make a small post about this amazing tool myself.
This creative idea uses a Java applet to read any word grouping you care to type, or you can simply point the tool to a website which offers an RSS or ATOM feed. From there, the app takes over: creating a stylistic word cloud that is quite aesthetically pleasing. With multiple color schemes, layout options, fonts and other details to allow for personal manipulation of the cloud, you can find the balance that is right for you. The image posted above was the first random creation that was generated by Wordle when pointed at this site.
Enjoy!
fun fact: wordle is a google app engine app. I think the other quite popular one is buddypoke. app engine is good times…
Very cool tidbit, thanks. I wasn’t sure how the back end was supported, although the Java applet for the front end seems very straight forward.