EdWordle : Consistency-Preserving Word Cloud Editing

Abstract

We present EdWordle, a method for consistently editing word clouds. At its heart, EdWordle allows users to move and edit words while preserving the neighborhoods of other words. To do so, we combine a constrained rigid body simulation with a neighborhood-aware local Wordle algorithm to update the cloud and to create very new forms of word clouds such as storytelling clouds in which the position of words is compact layouts. The consistent and stable behavior of EdWordle enables users to create carefully edited. We compare our approach with state-of-the-art methods and show that we can improve user performance, user satisfaction, as well as the layout itself.