The origin of word clouds has been traced back to [Milgram, S., Jodelet, D.: Psychological Maps of Paris. In: Proshansky, W.I.H., Rivlin, L. (eds) Environmental Psychology, pp.104–124. Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, New York (1976)], but they started to become very popular with computer programs and internet [Viégas, F., Wattenberg, M.: Timelinestag clouds and the case for vernacular visualization. Interactions 15(4), 49-52 (2008)].
The origin of word clouds has been traced back to [Milgram, S., Jodelet, D.: Psychological Maps of Paris. In: Proshansky, W.I.H., Rivlin, L. (eds) Environmental Psychology, pp.104–124. Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, New York (1976)], but they started to become very popular with computer programs and internet [Viégas, F., Wattenberg, M.: Timelinestag clouds and the case for vernacular visualization. Interactions 15(4), 49-52 (2008)].