2018
Visualizations of song texts
![A visualization of 'Only You' by Steve Monite](assets/img/word-visualizations/hero-1.png)
![A visualization of 'So Good at Being in Trouble' by Unknown Mortal Orchestra](assets/img/word-visualizations/hero-2.png)
Process
This project was the outcome of a week long university course on the topic of data visualization, that later turned into a side project for some refinements and further explorations around color and layout.
The basis is a script that breaks down each song text word-by-word adding its function and emotional connotation*. In a second step the metadata is used to generate abstract and colorful patterns. I manually exported those patterns as SVG files to play around with the format and text for printing and create the dark variation.
![A visualization of 'Fine lines' by Jorija Smith](assets/img/word-visualizations/light-1.png)
![A visualization of 'Car Park' by Fenne Lily](assets/img/word-visualizations/light-2.png)
![A set of visualizations of multiple songs: 'Say, Can You Hear' by Men I Trust, 'No Ordinary Love' by Sade, 'We Choose' by Her, 'Doubt' by Charlotte Day Wilson, 'Please, Please, Please, Let Me get What I Want' by The Smiths, 'Waste by Rhye, 'Not Made For Love' by Metronomy and 'Money' by Leisure](assets/img/word-visualizations/light-grid.png)
![A visualization of 'Run Away' by Moonchild](assets/img/word-visualizations/dark-1.png)
![A visualization of 'Funeral' by Charlotte Day Wilson](assets/img/word-visualizations/dark-2.png)
![A set of visualizations of three songs: 'Slowly' by Son Lux, 'A Little While' by Yellow Days and 'Garden Song' by Phoebe Bridgers](assets/img/word-visualizations/dark-grid.png)