Wordle

Via a post on the How About Orange blog, I discovered Wordle, a Web site that will randomize selections of text into something of an artistic display that it calls "word clouds." Then users can change the colors and fonts.

Be sure to view the gallery of word clouds that others have made and saved. Some are funny; some are intriguing.

This is the Wordle I just made. It's the lyrics from Death Cab for Cutie's "I Will Follow You Into the Dark."



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It occurred to me that Wordle could also be a useful tool for writers who sometimes find inspiration through word association exercises.

Maybe there's a Wordle out there that will inspire my next short story, who knows!