InfoAlign: A Human-AI Co-Creation System for Storytelling with Infographics
Jielin Feng, Xinwu Ye, Qianhui Li, Verena Ingrid Prantl, Jun-Hsiang Yao, Yuheng Zhao, Yun Wang, and Siming Chen

TL;DR
InfoAlign is a human-AI system that supports the creation of storytelling infographics by maintaining story coherence, aligning visual design with narrative goals, and enabling user intervention throughout the process.
Contribution
It introduces a narrative-centric workflow and a co-creation system that transforms text into visual stories, addressing gaps in existing infographic authoring tools.
Findings
Preserves story coherence across design stages
Supports user intervention and refinement
Effectively aids storytelling infographic creation
Abstract
Storytelling infographics are a powerful medium for communicating data-driven stories through visual presentation. However, existing authoring tools lack support for maintaining story consistency and aligning with users' story goals throughout the design process. To address this gap, we conducted formative interviews and a quantitative analysis to identify design needs and common story-informed layout patterns in infographics. Based on these insights, we propose a narrative-centric workflow for infographic creation consisting of three phases: story construction, visual encoding, and spatial composition. Building on this workflow, we developed InfoAlign, a human-AI co-creation system that transforms long or unstructured text into stories, recommends semantically aligned visual designs, and generates layout blueprints. Users can intervene and refine the design at any stage, ensuring their…
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Taxonomy
TopicsData Visualization and Analytics · Innovative Human-Technology Interaction · Interactive and Immersive Displays
