README.md

Word Graph

• Live Site
• Background and Overview
• Functionality and MVP Features
• Architecture and Technologies
• Credits
• Implementation Timeline

Background and Overview

Word Graph is a word association/analysis visualization tool.

Functionality and MVP Features

Word Graph will allow users to:

• Display a graph of words and associated words
• Search for words on a search bar
• Zoom in to associated words
• Word definitions on hover

Architecture and Technologies

Word Graph uses a simple express backend to handle API calls to ConceptNet and a Vanilla JavaScript frontend. The data visulization is handled through a graph rendered by d3. The force-directed layout is implemented using WebCola.

Technologies

• Vanilla JavaScript for overall structure of the webpage.
• D3 for DOM manipulation and rendering of data visualizations.
• Cola to layout graphs in a bounded canvas.
• Webpack to bundle and serve up various scripts.
• Express backend to handle HTTP api requests

Wireframe

Credits

A special thanks to the following technologies/resources that made this project possible:

• Node.js
• D3.js
• WebCola
• Express.js
• Webpack
• ConceptNet
• App Academy

Implementation Timeline

• The most important category

  • Display visualizations on the data

• Daily breakdown

10/30/2018

• Create project skeleton
• Go through d3 tutorials
• Create database backend if needed

10/31/2018

• Create API interface
• Create visualization

11/1/2018

• Create search bar

11/2/2018

• Add CSS Styling

Over the weekend

• Add word definitions

Additional Planned Features

• Animated visualizations
• Word cloud
• Word analysis
• Allow users to input multiple words