Category Archives: wordcram

Blog Header by WordCram

Here is, more-or-less, the sketch I used to generate the new WordCram blog header. About half of the sketch is Processing setup and interaction, so I could keep running it until I found one I liked. When I get around … Continue reading

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WordCram Release 0.3 is Almost Ready

It may seem like October’s been a quiet month for WordCram, but the 0.3 release is almost ready. I just built a daily release (.zip, or .tar.gz) that has more javadocs, new examples, and some new methods that control text parsing: … Continue reading

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WordCram Release 0.2

The 0.2 Release has some nice changes over 0.1: it’s easier to use, it’s a bit faster, and the layouts should look better. The details: Words should stop running off the edge of the screen.  We can make this better, … Continue reading

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Get Acquainted With WordCram

WordCram is customizable, but you have to know how it works, what each piece does, to get what you’re after. Continue reading

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WordCram Release 0.1

The WordCram 0.1 release is here. Don’t let the low release number fool you — it’s pretty solid code. Since the initial release, I’ve improved performance, and cleaned up the API, making it faster, and easier to use. Continue reading

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Hello, WordCram: Word Clouds in Processing

Today I’m releasing WordCram, an open-source Processing library that lets you generate word clouds. It does the heavy lifting — text analysis, collision detection, bin-packing — for you, so you can focus on making your word clouds as beautiful, as revealing, or as silly as you like.

I’ve been working on WordCram for about a month, and I think it’s ready to be out of the lab. Download the bits, and try it out. Continue reading

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