Your Personal Manifesto

[ 27 June 2008 ]

iCiNG Manifesto
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I recently discovered Wordle, where you can create an image formed from clusters of words. It’s super cool — quite customisable & really fun to play around with.

I used a selection of words from the “about iCiNG” page to create the image above. I set it as my desktop background so I can look at it & be reminded of what iCiNG is all about, & what I’m pushing for. Then I got to thinking about the concept of a personal manifesto. If you were going to make a Wordle image that summed up all the attributes you admired — & the kind of person you wanted to be — what would it look like?

I’d love to see what you come up with! Make one & then paste the link in the comments!


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  1. Hey, that’s really cool. Would be even cooler for a brainstorming. I’ll go and make one right now :)

    <3 Kerry · Jun 27, 12:09 AM · #

  2. This thing is so fantastic that I really did have to post the link to the one I made of memories between me and my fiancee.

    http://wordle.net/gallery/wrdl/35148/For_my_guy

    BTW, I know this is horrible (or possibly wonderful?), but it always seems to be your blog that I return to when desperately in need of fashion advice.

    <3 Marie · Jun 27, 12:14 AM · #

  3. wordle…..who would have thought?! ;> This definitely tickles my word-love aesthetic!

    <3 lulubrownskin · Jun 27, 12:30 AM · #

  4. Okay, done!

    These are all the things that I love and am inspired by!

    http://wordle.net/gallery/wrdl/35169/Kerry%27s_Inspirational_Words

    <3 Kerry · Jun 27, 12:32 AM · #

  5. So fun! Though I’m a biiiit disappointed with the lack of color customization. Boo

    wordle.net/gallery/wrdl/35180/...

    <3 Orchid · Jun 27, 12:35 AM · #

  6. Here is mine. I made it from a paragraph of text that I wrote about myself. The original paragraph is here: britnidanielle.blogspot.com/20…

    Here is the Wordle: wordle.net/gallery/wrdl/35198/...

    I love it!

    <3 Britni · Jun 27, 12:48 AM · #

  7. Don’t have time to make one right now, but it seems like huge amounts of fun. (I love words.)

    BUT . . . . please put this on a tank/tee/tote! Pleasey pleasey please! I’d totally buy several . . .!

    <3 Nadine · Jun 27, 01:14 AM · #

  8. I used my about page – original text is here: thetwilighttales.blogspot.com/...

    It makes what I do seem so beautiful when it’s boiled down like that…rather than the usual words I see my pages described as ‘creepy’ or ‘eerie’.

    wordle.net/gallery/wrdl/35254/...

    <3 Meg · Jun 27, 01:18 AM · #

  9. oh that’s really fun Gala! I’m gonna do one for my blog too ;) and yeah you should definetely put this on your merchandise!

    <3 V. · Jun 27, 01:33 AM · #

  10. wordle.net/gallery/wrdl/35276/...

    i did the things that are part of me. this was fun though =O ! i might have to make this my desktop now also!

    <3 Lou · Jun 27, 01:36 AM · #

  11. I did one of these a bit ago from the old entries of my blog. Me or Sarah was the biggest word on it. Apparently I am very narcissistic when I am blogging! Who would’ve guessed? (Probably everyone who reads my blog, lol).

    <3 Sarah · Jun 27, 01:40 AM · #

  12. OK, I could put in something much more profound, but just quickly here is my latest ballet-teaching newsletter – heehee!

    wordle.net/gallery/wrdl/35328/...

    (SO much fun!)

    <3 Nadine · Jun 27, 02:00 AM · #

  13. I was actually just playing with this last night. This isn’t really about me, but I do enjoy it.

    Romeo and Juliet balcony scene (and I was an English major…so I guess this comments on my personality):
    wordle.net/gallery/wrdl/32606/...

    <3 Mandy · Jun 27, 02:22 AM · #

  14. This is nifty!

    wordle.net/gallery/wrdl/35388/..."

    <3 Stephy · Jun 27, 02:41 AM · #

  15. This is très impressionnant!
    I made one with the word “hello” in different languages. I like it.
    http://wordle.net/gallery/wrdl/35403/Hello

    <3 eriizamorrii · Jun 27, 02:53 AM · #

  16. what fun! here’s mine, i was a bit disappointed with the colour choices too, but i edited mine a bit in photoshop and posted it here :)

    aubergineblog.blogspot.com/

    <3 Jo · Jun 27, 02:55 AM · #

  17. Friggin’ awesome website! This is mine from an excerpt from my blog:

    wordle.net/gallery/wrdl/35452/...

    <3 Ivy · Jun 27, 03:12 AM · #

  18. Ah!
    It seems I need some help.
    I’ve created one for a friend of mine that needs a bit of inspiration,
    but I want to email it to her or print it out.
    How did you save it so that it was just an image and not a link or a Java applet?
    That way she could put it on her desktop background as well? Thanks so much. Please help! :]

    -PR

    <3 PKR · Jun 27, 03:46 AM · #

  19. Wow, this thing is kind of addictive!

    I’ve taken my list of ‘beloved aesthetics’, inspired by your post, Gala:

    wordle.net/gallery/wrdl/35497/...

    <3 olivia · Jun 27, 03:46 AM · #

  20. These are the qualities I value in my own life :)
    wordle.net/gallery/wrdl/35527/...

    <3 eclair · Jun 27, 04:03 AM · #

  21. gala, how were you able to save your image?

    <3 Stefanie · Jun 27, 04:07 AM · #

  22. Stefanie- wordle.net/faq#saveas

    all is explained!

    <3 olivia · Jun 27, 04:16 AM · #

  23. I just sat there for an obscene amount of time typing things that fill me with glee.

    wordle.net/gallery/wrdl/35538/...!

    Of course I had to call it J’aime…. :]

    I love this thing. And your wordle should definitely be on an iCiNG tee-shirt.

    <3 Jelly Bean · Jun 27, 04:21 AM · #

  24. wordle.net/gallery/wrdl/35551/...

    juste moi

    <3 Valentina · Jun 27, 04:25 AM · #

  25. wordle.net/gallery/wrdl/35616/...

    Took me a while to think of all the words. I’m going to put it on the back of my door so I wanted it to be something I’d like to see as I leave every day.

    <3 Joanne · Jun 27, 05:06 AM · #

  26. Ahh!
    I figured it out. Nevermind.
    This is wonderful though. Thanks for telling us about it.
    I love your blog. I have it on my Favorites toolbar and click it all the time to see if you’ve updated.
    You’re very upbeat and inspiring and I love reading everything you have to share with us.
    Keep doing what you do, Gala, you’re touching a lot of hearts!!!
    Thanks again,
    Puja

    <3 PKR · Jun 27, 05:38 AM · #

  27. pure pleasure
    wordle.net/gallery/wrdl/35665/...
    based on the Wikipedia entry for “Pleasure”

    <3 tj · Jun 27, 05:48 AM · #

  28. I love this, I’m having so much fun using it to scramble up the lyrics of all my favourite songs! They look great as desktop backgrounds, really original. Thanks for sharing, Gala!

    <3 Aish · Jun 27, 05:57 AM · #

  29. I called it cariadon which means lovers in welsh :)

    It’s words from a mixture of my profiles

    wordle.net/gallery/wrdl/35717/...

    I’m so making more

    <3 Toria · Jun 27, 06:32 AM · #

  30. wordle.net/gallery/wrdl/35723/...

    <3 Grace · Jun 27, 06:35 AM · #

  31. I’d just like to second what Nadine said, fab idea!

    <3 A · Jun 27, 06:41 AM · #

  32. Stephanie – When you’re viewing the image, press the button on your keyboard that says something like “Print Screen / SysRq”, then open up a new Paint document, right click and paste. You just took a screenshot of the image! I hope that helps! (That’s how I saved the image, anyway) xo

    <3 Ivy · Jun 27, 07:51 AM · #

  33. i was thinking the same thing once i saw wordle. it would be great to be placed on an inspiration board! i made one with a mixture of things which make me now and would like to keep and also things and characteristics i hope to obtain and feel as i continue to grow.

    wordle.net/gallery/wrdl/35815/...

    <3 Leanne · Jun 27, 07:59 AM · #

  34. wordle.net/gallery/wrdl/35868/...

    This was fun.

    <3 Song · Jun 27, 08:49 AM · #

  35. wordle.net/gallery/wrdl/35900/...

    <3 A · Jun 27, 08:56 AM · #

  36. How did you guys get some words bigger than others? I looked all over it and couldn’t work out how!

    <3 Joanne · Jun 27, 09:50 AM · #

  37. ekronick.blogspot.com/2008/06/...

    I put it on my blog too!

    I made it with my resume from work, so it is a visual representation of what I do as a job…

    <3 Liz · Jun 27, 10:11 AM · #

  38. fantastic…it’s addictive…this will be making appearance in lot of things i do…creative work proposals…for kids..etc…i’m still word building so i haven’t posted…

    i must say for organizational purposes and easy access i created a folder labelled GALA in my favourites to dump a site or two that you referred…can i say cup runneth over…i have sooo many sites in this gala folder…keep them coming…and of course…your site is a pleasure to peruse daily…great stuff, THANKS!

    <3 idelia · Jun 27, 10:20 AM · #

  39. Delightful!

    I can’t find my original creation on Wordle, but I did upload it to my blog, so you can see it here: utterings.wordpress.com/2008/0…

    Thanks, Gala!

    <3 Lissa · Jun 27, 10:53 AM · #

  40. Oh wow, all your creations are so awesome! How fun is this?! I LOVE it!

    Joanne — If you mention a word more than once it gets bigger! Neat huh?

    <3 Gala · Jun 27, 10:56 AM · #

  41. Mine is from the text of my final paper of my high school career. The paper itself is pretty acerbic and cynical (and god I love my teacher for allowing me to do it that way) so I’m not gonna post it here, but I think this pretty well sums up my high school experience.

    I called it ‘What I just Left’

    wordle.net/gallery/wrdl/36145/...

    <3 Ali · Jun 27, 11:00 AM · #

  42. wow, love it! this will go on my blog too. know what i’ve done? i took the last update in my about me section and made like 5 different pieces on wordle.
    this is the one i like the most:
    wordle.net/gallery/wrdl/36159/...
    and of you have time to check out these ones too:
    wordle.net/gallery/wrdl/36134/...
    wordle.net/gallery/wrdl/36140/...

    thanks gala, so many kisses on your way!!

    <3 Daiane · Jun 27, 11:12 AM · #

  43. No way!! I’m gonna remake mine!!!

    <3 Joanne · Jun 27, 12:17 PM · #

  44. this one’s just a first try..some random thoughts about myself

    wordle.net/gallery/wrdl/36350/...

    i love it!!

    <3 kit · Jun 27, 12:31 PM · #

  45. Wow this is so awesome! :)
    I’m just starting a self transformation with a bunch of my friends on YouTube and this will be a great project for all of us!
    I did mine on attributes that I have or would like to have. A good thing to look at before my day starts! :D

    i5.photobucket.com/albums/y171…

    <3 Caitlin · Jun 27, 04:46 PM · #

  46. I had never heard of Wordle.
    I like it.

    Adjectives to describe myself…
    wordle.net/gallery/wrdl/37055/...

    <3 Nicole · Jun 27, 04:57 PM · #

  47. ohh i like this…
    but my personal manifesto is more like:

    every day i do my best
    try to remain teachable
    and LET god do the rest

    it’s a work in progress.

    <3 lady coveted · Jun 27, 05:06 PM · #

  48. eeee…i love it! the one i made before was just a bunch of word but i made some with my favourite song lyrics. enjoy!

    wordle.net/gallery/wrdl/37150/...

    wordle.net/gallery/wrdl/37169/...

    wordle.net/gallery/wrdl/37180/...)

    wordle.net/gallery/wrdl/37188/...

    wordle.net/gallery/wrdl/37194/...

    wordle.net/gallery/wrdl/37207/...

    <3 kit · Jun 27, 05:58 PM · #

  49. wordle.net/gallery/wrdl/37266/...

    <3 jan · Jun 27, 06:24 PM · #

  50. Heres my personal manifesto- everything I admire and would like to be

    wordle.net/gallery/wrdl/37359/...

    <3 Marg · Jun 27, 07:13 PM · #

  51. hey I LOVE this thanks for sharing!

    <3 vanessa · Jun 27, 07:26 PM · #

  52. wordle.net/gallery/wrdl/38537/...

    So much fun… this is addicting!

    <3 Ember · Jun 28, 02:29 PM · #

  53. wordle.net/gallery/wrdl/38443/...

    From the poem “Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird.”
    Of course, the word “blackbird” is used most frequently.

    <3 olivie · Jun 28, 04:08 PM · #

  54. OMG, mine is so INTENSE! I love it! I grabbed some text from an old diary, a post I wrote the day before my wedding, and threw in some favorite words.

    wordle.net/gallery/wrdl/39410/...

    It looks so mysterious and romantic!
    Nevermind the funnilingus, lolol…

    <3 Annie Spandex · Jun 29, 01:28 AM · #

  55. here’s three i made from my poems. i mighty mighty dig how they turned out:
    http://wordle.net/gallery?username=Eli%20Skipp

    <3 eli skipp · Jul 1, 10:06 PM · #

  56. Used the url of my blog. Boyfriend’s name came out top followed by “HAHA”. was laughing away.

    Thanks for sharing!

    My wordle pic: ruiqing.wordpress.com/2008/07/...

    <3 rui qing · Jul 5, 11:35 PM · #

  57. wordle.net/gallery/wrdl/75193/....

    Waow – Gala, you have THE BEST ideas :)

    <3 Taylorkate · Jul 18, 10:40 AM · #

  58. www.wordle.net/gallery/wrdl/46…

    My beloved world!

    <3 Alliy · Jan 23, 08:56 PM · #