word clouds
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Week 1Assignment
Dear Participant:
This week you have to create aword cloud with Tagxedo usingthe topic you chose. You have touse at least 10 different words.
Creating a TAGXEDO Tagxedo is a new word cloud generator and it’s a pure delight
if you’re into visualization technology, words or better yet,
both.
You can use the app to create visually stunning word clouds by
inserting words (e.g. speeches, news articles, letters,
slogans, themes, and so on). You can do so by uploading a
document, entering a URL or simply by pasting text into the
appropriate field.
With just one click, you can rotate the cloud, modify its
colors and font, and also alternate between themes and shapes
as you please. You can even upload your own images and have
the word cloud assume the shape of the image, although the end
result depends a lot on which images gets uploaded, as it’s a
very complex process.
You can save word clouds as images at will (in pretty high
resolutions, even), and a button to print directly from the
app is in the works.
Examples
instructions
Go tohttp://www.tagxedo.com.
1Select “Load.”
3
Write or paste at least 10words into the text box.
4Select “Create.”
2
instructions
Click “Submit.”
5Save the file as a JPGimage (1MP) and save thedocument as your nameand the word tagxedo. Ex: carolinatagxedo
7
Upload the image.
8Select the color, shape,theme, font, layout andorientation.
6
Due by Sunday, June 22nd,midnight.
Value: 10 points