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Show HN:I build a website to generate infographics

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Re: Show HN:I build a website to generate infographics

#11
Like the idea, I once did marketing for a startup and creating infographics was as useful as it was laborious....

Feedback: The fact that two of the examples on the page use the exact same format (the paperclip) and all of them also follow the "top to bottom" reading pattern (no landscape mode) gives the impression that it's just a handful of templates and rules not really AI. Not sure if that's correct but that's the first impression it made on me.

Re: Show HN:I build a website to generate infographics

#12

Like the idea, I once did marketing for a startup and creating infographics was as useful as it was laborious.... Feedback: The fact that two of the examples on the page use the exact same format (the paperclip) and all of them also follow the "top to bottom" reading pattern (no landscape mode) gives the impression that it's just a handful of templates and rules not really AI. Not sure if that's correct but that's th…

AI can summarize text from provided URLs, select icons, choose pictures from websites, and yes, I will try to use AI more extensively.

Re: Show HN:I build a website to generate infographics

#14

It looks like all of the templates are basically listing steps or showing a list of facts. Most of my favorite infographics involve some sort of graph or chart that visualizes data, for example https://xkcd.com/radiation/

Ah, it looks quite complex. I'll start with simple graphics first and then attempt more complex graphics later.

Re: Show HN:I build a website to generate infographics

#15

It looks like all of the templates are basically listing steps or showing a list of facts. Most of my favorite infographics involve some sort of graph or chart that visualizes data, for example https://xkcd.com/radiation/

Ah, it looks quite complex. I'll start with simple graphics first and then attempt more complex graphics later.

for complex graphic , let AI write some data visualization code may help.

Re: Show HN:I build a website to generate infographics

#16
when I bookmark the site, it would be good if it auto-added "Infographic Creation" in the page title or what not so I can find it later..

If I had a magic wand to make this for me for this week, it would ingest the bar charts from https://backlinko.com/google-ctr-stats

understand them.. and offer to make new things.

Will be looking to use this for things..

If you are going to have a limit of 40 things per month for $4.77 per month, then give an option to buy 50 use credits for $8 - I really disdain monthly or yearly renewal things, but I would throw 8 dollars at it and probably only use 4 credits the next three months to be honest..

Re: Show HN:I build a website to generate infographics

#17
Great idea. I would focus on tweaking the layout to fit the content better. For example, the first image has clumsy arrow lines that intersect the text when they should smoothly curve around. The visual spacing on the SpaceX Overview infographic doesn't make it clear which paragraphs, images, or headers belong together. The footer should also read "Generated by graphicinfo.cc", not "Generate by..."

I would suggest checking out the book "Before and After: Page Design" by John McWade to help see where focus could be applied [1]

[1] https://archive.org/details/beforeafterpaged0000mcwa

Hope to see more in the future

Re: Show HN:I build a website to generate infographics

#18

Great idea. I would focus on tweaking the layout to fit the content better. For example, the first image has clumsy arrow lines that intersect the text when they should smoothly curve around. The visual spacing on the SpaceX Overview infographic doesn't make it clear which paragraphs, images, or headers belong together. The footer should also read "Generated by graphicinfo.cc", not "Generate by..." I would suggest ch…

Thanks for the feedback! I totally see what you mean about the layout and those pesky arrow lines. Your suggestion for the book sounds interesting. I'll definitely check it out .

Re: Show HN:I build a website to generate infographics

#19

feedback is welcome

There's no information in the graphic.

It's a neat concept and execution, unfortunately the current iteration is sort of a flyer or cut sheet creator.

I'm not sure if image generation is good enough to actually visualize information, but it's worth experimenting, since Microsoft PowerPoint and Figma haven't figured this out yet either.

Consider https://www.reddit.com/r/Infographics/ which shows good and bad examples of infographics along with plenty digital flyers or chartjunk.

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