Thursday, 15 December 2011

Tagxedo: Making Great Cards Just Got Easier

This started out as an experiment and turned into a little project. Have you heard of Tagxedo (click here) ? It's a word cloud creator, a bit like Wordle only even more fun. As soon as I tried it out once I could see lots of possibilities.

You can paste in any text you like, choose a shape, colours, fonts, themes, whatever. I put in a few lines of "Jingle Bells", picked out a tree shape and came up with this:

Both photos today edited in RadLab

Then I gave it a bit of From High In The Sky and it gave me this:



which I'm pretty pleased with. Both of these are printed out at 7x5 and put into little Ikea frames.

But they would also make great cards or Christmas tags. And there's more: you can upload a photo and shape a favourite bit of text round it. I'm thinking of snaffling some schoolwork and turning it Tall and (Not So) Small shaped. That would make a different kind of birthday card next year. Or a poster..


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37 comments:

  1. helena15 December 2011 at 09:46

    what fun - off to play - the list of chores can wait!!

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  2. scrappyjacky15 December 2011 at 10:10

    Wow....this looks like great fun,Sian....must go and have a play!!

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  3. Kirsty.A15 December 2011 at 10:10

    What a great idea

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  4. Amy15 December 2011 at 10:27

    Blogger ate my comment!

    I tried one ... looked a bit sparse .. is there a secret to getting a denser cloud?

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  5. Barbara Eads15 December 2011 at 10:30

    That is awesome! I'm going to try it.

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  6. Sandra15 December 2011 at 10:41

    What a brilliant website. I've been having a play and, like you, have thought of all sorts of possibilities for use. I think I shall be making some wall art with it first though. Thank you so much for the link.

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  7. Cheryl15 December 2011 at 11:05

    yep - new fave. the shapes idea is the clincher for me! x

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  8. Lou15 December 2011 at 11:50

    these look pretty cool xx off to check out your link!

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  9. Ladkyis15 December 2011 at 12:43

    I think an awful lot of birthday cards for next year could be in the pipeline here at Chez M.
    Excellent toy!

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  10. Linda15 December 2011 at 14:09

    fabulous! Just what I've been looking for for a seasonal picture! Thanks for sharing :)

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  11. Rhona15 December 2011 at 14:58

    Those are so cute, I especially like the bird one :) xx

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  12. Maria Ontiveros15 December 2011 at 15:51

    I love the bird one! I bet a house shape would work really well, too.
    Rinda

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  13. Jane15 December 2011 at 15:52

    thanks for sharing this, will have to play later!!

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  14. Jennifer Shaw15 December 2011 at 16:42

    This is too cute! Now I want to play!

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  15. debs1415 December 2011 at 17:38

    Oh this looks like fun. Thank you so much for pointing us in the right direction for a bit of creativity!

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  16. Sandra15 December 2011 at 20:09

    I can't wait to play :)

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  17. Gem's Crafts15 December 2011 at 20:10

    Oooh how fab! I must try to remember to have a go at this

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  18. humel15 December 2011 at 20:15

    Sian - these are most awesome :) I haven't had great results from Tagxedo but I think I'm not putting enough words in... I shall have another play!

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  19. Melissa15 December 2011 at 20:55

    I believe that when you share these great new finds with us, it makes you an enabler! LOL These are great - I like the idea of using this to create unique card designs.

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  20. Alison15 December 2011 at 21:28

    Really like the look of this Sian..am off for a look!
    Alison xx

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  21. Sandie15 December 2011 at 21:52

    I am way behind with making and writing Christmas cards this year. I am wondering if it will even happen - so perhaps Tagxedo is just what I need to help me over the hill!! Thanks Sian. And thanks for your card received today.

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  22. Clare16 December 2011 at 08:33

    Wow this is cool! Off to have a play now, I may be some time....

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  23. Jimjams16 December 2011 at 09:00

    Tagxedo is a lot of fun isn't it - I have a "Thank You" post coming on the CKCB later in the month with a few helpful tips!

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  24. Miriam16 December 2011 at 21:22

    I had a lot of fun with this last year when Mel was doing her wordle, I found it while searching for something else! You do need a lot of words but the colours and shapes are wonderful. I love that you put them in a frame.

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  25. Lisa-Jane16 December 2011 at 22:11

    That is so clever! I love the little birdie one.

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  26. Beverly17 December 2011 at 04:45

    Hoping to check this out this weekend, love the possibilities and esp the bird shape! Thanks, Sian :)

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  27. Miss Smith17 December 2011 at 11:47

    Cool! Time to play :D

    I really love the blog bird especially.

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  28. Sue Althouse17 December 2011 at 15:47

    Thanks for sharing your find! I love that you can put the words into shapes.

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  29. Rebekah17 December 2011 at 18:24

    OH wow! Those turned out so neat! What a great idea!!

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  30. Missus Wookie17 December 2011 at 22:29

    Oh such fun, when I have less on my to do list I'm gonna play and have added this to my play list :-)

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  31. Fiona@staring at the sea18 December 2011 at 11:01

    How cool is that! Will definitely be having a play in the new year.

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  32. Anonymous18 December 2011 at 23:19

    Both pieces are wonderful. I've never heard of this, but I'm off to check it out.

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  33. Ginger19 December 2011 at 05:15

    This is a great idea for a gift Sian! Very Cool!!

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  34. Susanne22 December 2011 at 21:53

    Tagxedo looks like great fun - thanks for sharing. Merry Christmas to you and yours.

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  35. Anonymous5 January 2012 at 09:44

    That is so neat! Your pictures (don't know what else to call them - tags??) look great. I'll have to give it a try. Thanks for the link.

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  36. chichicho27 February 2013 at 13:23

    That looks amazing! My mind is already spinning with all the things I can make with this.

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  37. Unknown30 April 2013 at 13:30

    So cool! Technology rocks! :)

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