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11/04/2009

Wordle: Word Cloud as Alternative Indexing

Alternative Forms of Data Presentation

Alternative Forms of Data Presentation

I created a Wordle from my Alternative Forms of Data Presentation paper and it's an interesting form of keyword visualization that is neither tagging nor indexing. Similar to a tag cloud but termed a "word cloud", Wordles suggest the possiblity of an alternative form of indexing intended to stimulate alternate readings of the text itself.

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