Jonathan Feinberg, a sometime collaborator of artist Golan Levin (watch Levin’s TEDTalk), has given the world an addictive new web toy. Wordle turns any block of text into a word cloud — like a tag cloud but prettier. It’s hard to stop using it once you start. TEDTalks transcripts produce these handsome results:
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Antoni Kolev commented on Jun 28 2008
I got addicted to Wordle and created a design with the word for peace in more than 300 languages, then arranged it as a heart in Illustrator. It’s amazing to see all the words united in one… think it’s an idea worth spreading!
I’ll be happy if you view it and vote @ Threadless: Peace in the Heart
Thanks for sharing!