Here's a discussion on metafilter: http://ask.metafilter.com/56228/Alternatives-to-a-tag-cloud http://ask.metafilter.com/56228/Alternatives-to-a-tag-cloud You

Here's a discussion on metafilter: http://ask.metafilter.com/56228/Alternatives-to-a-tag-cloud http://ask.metafilter.com/56228/Alternatives-to-a-tag-cloud You can find more experimental UI elements at infographics sites and various visualization lab sites: http://infosthetics.com/ http://infosthetics.com/ http://labs.digg.com/ http://labs.digg.com/ http://sandbox.yahoo.com/Experiments http://sandbox.yahoo.com/Experiments (it used to be much better before they cut a bunch of projects) http://www.etsy.com/buy.php http://www.etsy.com/buy.php I understand that you're probably looking for an established alternative; however, most solutions need to be appropriate to the situation. Feel free to email me and maybe I can help you brainstorm.