In graphic design,layout is a result of the interaction between the design elements in the foreground and background images.However,prevalent research focuses on enhancing the quality of layout generation algorithms,o...In graphic design,layout is a result of the interaction between the design elements in the foreground and background images.However,prevalent research focuses on enhancing the quality of layout generation algorithms,overlooking the interaction and controllability that are essential for designers when applying these methods in realworld situations.This paper proposes a user-centered layout design system,Iris,which provides designers with an interactive environment to expedite the workflow,and this environment encompasses the features of user-constraint specification,layout generation,custom editing,and final rendering.To satisfy the multiple constraints specified by designers,we introduce a novel generation model,multi-constraint LayoutVQ-VAE,for advancing layout generation under intra-and inter-domain constraints.Qualitative and quantitative experiments on our proposed model indicate that it outperforms or is comparable to prevalent state-of-the-art models in multiple aspects.User studies on Iris further demonstrate that the system significantly enhances design efficiency while achieving human-like layout designs.展开更多
基金the Alibaba–Zhejiang University Joint Research Institute of Frontier Technologies,China and the Zhejiang–Singapore Innovation and AI Joint Research Lab,China。
文摘In graphic design,layout is a result of the interaction between the design elements in the foreground and background images.However,prevalent research focuses on enhancing the quality of layout generation algorithms,overlooking the interaction and controllability that are essential for designers when applying these methods in realworld situations.This paper proposes a user-centered layout design system,Iris,which provides designers with an interactive environment to expedite the workflow,and this environment encompasses the features of user-constraint specification,layout generation,custom editing,and final rendering.To satisfy the multiple constraints specified by designers,we introduce a novel generation model,multi-constraint LayoutVQ-VAE,for advancing layout generation under intra-and inter-domain constraints.Qualitative and quantitative experiments on our proposed model indicate that it outperforms or is comparable to prevalent state-of-the-art models in multiple aspects.User studies on Iris further demonstrate that the system significantly enhances design efficiency while achieving human-like layout designs.
