AI Infographic Generator Checklist: 12 Checks Before You Publish

Define the Audience, Purpose, and Format

Decide what the visual must accomplish before reviewing its details.

• Who is the intended reader?
• What should the reader understand or do?
• Will it appear on a website, social platform, report, handout, or presentation?
• Will most people see it on a phone, computer, or printed page?
• Is it educational, promotional, instructional, or informational?

A tall social graphic needs larger text and fewer details than a printable report. A classroom handout may need definitions and sources that a promotional image does not.

Compare the Visual With the Original Source

Place the generated infographic beside the original article, report, document, or dataset.

• Check that no essential section was omitted.
• Confirm that cautious language was not turned into certainty.
• Look for information that was added without support.
• Make sure opinions were not presented as established facts.
• Check whether limitations and exceptions remain visible.

When the source is a long document, create a source map that records the page, table, section, or dataset row behind every number and conclusion before converting the material into a visual.

Verify Every Important Fact, Name, and Date

Independently check every detail that could affect the reader’s understanding.

• Names of people, products, organizations, and locations
• Dates, deadlines, time periods, and historical events
• Definitions and technical terms
• Prices, plans, features, and availability
• Quotations and attributed statements
• Laws, regulations, policies, and eligibility rules

Prefer the original source, official documentation, government publication, or research paper rather than another summary that may have repeated an error.

Trace Statistics and Claims to Reliable Sources

Every meaningful statistic should be traceable to a real source.

• Confirm the publisher or research organization.
• Check the publication and data-collection dates.
• Review the sample size and geographic scope.
• Check what was measured and how it was defined.
• Confirm that the source supports the exact displayed claim.
• Add a clear source label near the relevant data.

Avoid vague citations such as “research shows” or “according to experts.” A reader should be able to identify and locate the supporting material.

Recalculate Percentages, Totals, and Comparisons

Do not trust a calculation only because it appears inside a professional design.

• Recalculate percentages, totals, averages, and ratios.
• Separate percentage changes from percentage-point changes.
• Check currency, unit, and measurement conversions.
• Confirm that rounded values remain accurate.
• Check whether categories add up to the stated total.
• Recreate any number used in the main conclusion.

Keep a small verification table while reviewing the visual. This creates a record of which values were checked and which still need correction.

Inspect Charts, Axes, Units, and Proportions

A chart can use correct numbers and still create a misleading visual impression.

• Confirm that the chart type suits the comparison.
• Check axis labels, units, intervals, and time periods.
• Make sure legends match the correct colors or categories.
• Look for truncated axes that exaggerate small differences.
• Avoid decorative 3D effects that distort proportions.
• Check that icons and pictograms scale honestly.
• Confirm that the written conclusion matches the chart.

Apply the same standard to every chart: the visual form must support the comparison rather than exaggerate it.

Simplify the Text and Strengthen the Hierarchy

The reader should understand where to begin and what matters most.

• Use one clear main message.
• Shorten headings without changing their meaning.
• Remove repeated explanations and generic filler.
• Keep supporting text concise.
• Use consistent alignment and spacing.
• Make the reading order obvious.
• Leave enough white space around important information.

Do not squeeze a full article into small visual cards. The infographic should summarize the material while the surrounding webpage provides detail and supporting evidence.

Test Readability, Contrast, and Mobile Display

Inspect the visual at its actual publishing size, not only while zoomed into the editor.

• Check headings, labels, notes, and source text.
• Use adequate contrast between text and its background.
• Do not communicate essential meaning through color alone.
• Test the infographic on a real mobile screen.
• Check for cropped edges in social-media previews.
• Make sure decorative backgrounds do not reduce readability.
• Confirm that links and QR codes remain large enough to use.

For web use, the W3C contrast guidance specifies at least 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for qualifying large text. Treat these as minimum thresholds, then test the final graphic at its real display size.

Add Alt Text and a Text-Based Alternative

Important information should not be available only inside the image.

• Write concise alt text describing the topic and purpose.
• Provide the main findings as normal webpage text.
• Include a data table when exact values matter.
• Place detailed explanations near the image or link to them clearly.
• Avoid stuffing every visible word into the alt attribute.

W3C guidance for complex images recommends a short description that identifies the image plus a longer text alternative containing the essential values, relationships, and conclusions.

Review Images, Icons, Copyright, and Trademarks

Inspect every generated, uploaded, and imported visual asset.

• Remove watermarks and assets with unclear licenses.
• Do not copy another creator’s infographic or template.
• Avoid protected characters, artwork, product packaging, and logos.
• Do not imply endorsement, sponsorship, certification, or official status.
• Check whether generated people, objects, and locations are represented accurately.
• Review the tool’s current commercial-use and licensing terms.

The U.S. Copyright Office’s AI resources explain that copyright protects human-authored expression. Depending on the work, human selection, coordination, arrangement, editing, or other expressive changes may be relevant, while prompts alone do not automatically establish authorship of every generated element.

Apply the approved brand colors, typography, image treatment, and layout rules only after the source material and visual claims are correct.

Protect Personal and Confidential Information

Review both the uploaded source and the generated visual for sensitive information.

• Remove customer, student, employee, or patient details.
• Do not upload confidential client reports without authorization.
• Hide account numbers, email addresses, and private identifiers.
• Check screenshots for open tabs, alerts, names, and notifications.
• Review the tool’s privacy, retention, and training settings.
• Use fictional or anonymized information in demonstrations.

The NIST Privacy Framework provides a risk-based approach for identifying and managing privacy risk. It is a planning resource, not a replacement for the laws, contracts, consent requirements, or organizational policies applying to your source material.

Export, Resize, and Complete a Final Human Review

The editor preview is not the final product. Inspect the actual downloaded file.

• Export the required PNG, WebP, PDF, or other file format.
• Close the editor and open the downloaded file separately.
• Inspect it at 100% size.
• Check sharpness, cropping, spacing, and alignment.
• Test it on desktop and mobile.
• Proofread every visible word.
• Test links and QR codes.
• Confirm final human approval before publishing.

Use the free Image Resizer and Converter to prepare a lighter WebP, PNG, or JPEG version after the approved master file has been exported. Keep the original proportions when creating platform-specific versions.