Kaplan, Craig S.Jordan, ChrisPaul Rosin2016-02-272016-02-272014978-1-4503-3019-01816-0859https://doi.org/10.1145/2630099.2630106We describe the conception and construction of E Pluribus Unum, a large-scale artwork that combines text and geometry to depict over a million names of global organizations dedicated to social and environmental causes. The names are rendered in small type along lines arranged symmetrically in a disc. We examine the aesthetic choices involved in designing the artwork, and the technical challenges we faced in laying out and rendering a monumental amount of text.typographygeometrymandalaart10.1145/2630099.263010697-102