Tagxedo

1. Week 1
Assignment

2. Dear Participant:
This week you have to create a
word cloud with Tagxedo using
the topic you chose. You have to
use at least 10 different words.

3. Creating a TAGXEDO
Tagxedoisanewwordcloudgeneratorandit’sapuredelight
ifyou’reintovisualizationtechnology,wordsorbetteryet,
both.
Youcanusetheapptocreatevisuallystunningwordcloudsby
insertingwords(e.g.speeches,newsarticles,letters,
slogans,themes,andsoon).Youcandosobyuploadinga
document,enteringaURLorsimplybypastingtextintothe
appropriatefield.
Withjustoneclick,youcanrotatethecloud,modifyits
colorsandfont,andalsoalternatebetweenthemesandshapes
asyouplease.Youcanevenuploadyourownimagesandhave
thewordcloudassumetheshapeoftheimage,althoughtheend
resultdependsalotonwhichimagesgetsuploaded,asit’sa
verycomplexprocess.
Youcansavewordcloudsasimagesatwill(inprettyhigh
resolutions,even),andabuttontoprintdirectlyfromthe
appisintheworks.

4. Examples

5. instructions
Go to
http://www.tagxedo.com.
1
Select “Load.”
3
Write or paste at least 10
words into the text box.
4
Select “Create.”
2

6. instructions
Click “Submit.”
5
Save the file as a JPG
image (1MP) and save the
document as your name
and the word tagxedo.
Ex: carolinatagxedo
7
Upload the image.
8Select the color, shape,
theme, font, layout and
orientation.
6

7. Due by Sunday, June 22nd,
midnight.
Value: 10 points