I find data visualization really interesting lately--tech tools can really take it much further than charts and graphs. One such tool is Wordle. It allows you to use a URL or copied text to create a poetic and beautiful word cloud. It is a simple idea in the world of data visualization, but it looks so sophisticated. If you try it, be sure to try the Randomize feature. I discovered it was listed as as special mention on the "5 Best Data Visualization Projects of the Year" post on the FlowingData site. I am looking for more tools out there that our patrons can try out and use for expressing their research data. Have you tried any tools that you would like to share?
