Experiment 03Concept
What Nonfiction Talks About
The distinctive words and phrases of prize-recognized titles, moving across decades.
In the notebookExperiments / Easter eggs
For fun
Playful visualizations made from the books, covers, prize histories, titles, and relationships in the index. Two are live; the rest are sketches for future experiments.
Experiment 01Live
The Chromatic Index
Every locally cached cover arranged into a screen-sized spectrum by hue and brightness.
Open experimentExperiment 02Live
The Nonfiction Galaxy
A semantic map where nearby books share subjects, topics, people, and ideas.
Open experimentExperiment 04To do
The Library of Congress Shelf
Reshelve prize-recognized books by Library of Congress class and call number, from A to Z.
In the notebookExperiment 05Concept
The Infinite Bookshelf
The corpus rendered as one chronological shelf, with color from covers and height from page count.
In the notebookExperiment 06Concept
Award Archipelago
Prizes become islands, while books recognized by more than one program form the bridges.
In the notebookExperiment 07Concept
Blind Date with a Book
Browse summaries, topics, and prize histories while titles and covers remain hidden until reveal.
In the notebookExperiment 08Concept
Prize DNA
A compact visual barcode for the recognition history, subjects, regions, and era of each book.
In the notebook