A method for organizing visual digital objects into a histogram timeline
having a first axis with a timeline representing a range of time
organized into separate time periods and a second axis orthogonal to the
timeline axis representing a number of digital multimedia objects
corresponding to portions of the histogram timeline. Each time period is
associated with a graphical metaphor extending from the first axis in a
direction along the second axis to an extent that indicates a relative
number of visual digital objects associated with the time periods. Each
said graphical metaphor comprises event icons which group the visual
digital objects associated with the selected time period according to
events. The icons are proportionately sized to indicate the number of
visual digital objects in the group relative to the total number of
visual digital objects associated with the selected time period.