Nice hijacking of the WordCloud! But isn't it a packing problem? @Frank Kampas recently had a few posts:
WordCloud
Ellipse Packing Via Hierarchical Optimization
Packing Ellipses Into a Circle - Preprint of WriteUp
Seems sensible to place figures in the ellipses?
Dear Vitaliy, yes, of course this is a packing problem! I have been missing that interpretation completely. Thank you very much!
Regards -- Henrik