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most citedConstrained Graphic Layout Generation via Latent Optimization

77 citations · 80 across the 10 of their papers we have counts for

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10 papers

cs.HC2026

Brief2Design: A Multi-phased, Compositional Approach to Prompt-based Graphic Design

Kotaro Kikuchi, Nami Ogawa

Professional designers work from client briefs that specify goals and constraints but often lack concrete design details. Translating these abstract requirements into visual design…

cs.CV2025

ColorGPT: Leveraging Large Language Models for Multimodal Color Recommendation

Ding Xia, Naoto Inoue, Qianru Qiu +1

Colors play a crucial role in the design of vector graphic documents by enhancing visual appeal, facilitating communication, improving usability, and ensuring accessibility. In thi…

cs.CV2024★ 1 cited

Multimodal Markup Document Models for Graphic Design Completion

Kotaro Kikuchi, Ukyo Honda, Naoto Inoue +3

We introduce MarkupDM, a multimodal markup document model that represents graphic design as an interleaved multimodal document consisting of both markup language and images. Unlike…

cs.CV2024

Fast Sprite Decomposition from Animated Graphics

Tomoyuki Suzuki, Kotaro Kikuchi, Kota Yamaguchi

This paper presents an approach to decomposing animated graphics into sprites, a set of basic elements or layers. Our approach builds on the optimization of sprite parameters to fi…

cs.CV2024

LTSim: Layout Transportation-based Similarity Measure for Evaluating Layout Generation

Mayu Otani, Naoto Inoue, Kotaro Kikuchi +1

We introduce a layout similarity measure designed to evaluate the results of layout generation. While several similarity measures have been proposed in prior research, there has be…

cs.CV2023

Retrieval-Augmented Layout Transformer for Content-Aware Layout Generation

Daichi Horita, Naoto Inoue, Kotaro Kikuchi +2

Content-aware graphic layout generation aims to automatically arrange visual elements along with a given content, such as an e-commerce product image. In this paper, we argue that…

cs.CV2023

Towards Flexible Multi-modal Document Models

Naoto Inoue, Kotaro Kikuchi, Edgar Simo-Serra +2

Creative workflows for generating graphical documents involve complex inter-related tasks, such as aligning elements, choosing appropriate fonts, or employing aesthetically harmoni…

cs.CV2023★ 2 cited

LayoutDM: Discrete Diffusion Model for Controllable Layout Generation

Naoto Inoue, Kotaro Kikuchi, Edgar Simo-Serra +2

Controllable layout generation aims at synthesizing plausible arrangement of element bounding boxes with optional constraints, such as type or position of a specific element. In th…

cs.CV2023

Generative Colorization of Structured Mobile Web Pages

Kotaro Kikuchi, Naoto Inoue, Mayu Otani +2

Color is a critical design factor for web pages, affecting important factors such as viewer emotions and the overall trust and satisfaction of a website. Effective coloring require…

cs.CV2021★ 77 cited

Constrained Graphic Layout Generation via Latent Optimization

Kotaro Kikuchi, Edgar Simo-Serra, Mayu Otani +1

It is common in graphic design humans visually arrange various elements according to their design intent and semantics. For example, a title text almost always appears on top of ot…