Technical
Guide to charts, diagrams and infographics with AI
Not every image is meant to move people: many are meant to explain. A blueprint, a flowchart or an infographic organise information and make it understandable at a glance.
Image tools are bad at text and numbers, so these codes are best for creating the visual structure and style; the real data is better added afterwards in an editor.
Processes and relationships
When there are steps or relationships, a diagram organises them: flow, timeline, mind map, customer journey. Pick the type for what you want to tell: sequence, hierarchy or connections.
/••••••••Clear flowchart diagram
Creates a clear flowchart structure with connected steps…
/TimelineTimeline layout
Organizes events into a timeline composition.
/••••••••Mind map diagram
Creates a branching mind map around a central concept…
/••••••••Customer journey map
Maps the customer experience across stages…
/••••••••Organisational chart
Creates a hierarchical organisational chart with roles…
/••••••••Roadmap visual
Builds a staged roadmap visual with milestones…
Explanatory documents
Infographics, study guides, cheat sheets and visual summaries condense a topic into a single piece. They're among the most shared content in education and on LinkedIn.
/••••••••Structured infographic
Creates a structured infographic with visual hierarchy…
/••••••••Explainer graphic
Composes an explainer graphic that breaks a concept into visual parts.
/CheatSheetCheat sheet layout
Creates a compact reference sheet with shortcuts, formulas, rules or key reminders arranged for quick lookup.
/••••••••Visual summary layout
Condenses a topic into a concise visual overview with key points…
/••••••••Checklist layout
Creates a clear checklist layout with marked items…
/••••••••Whiteboard explanation style
Creates a whiteboard-style explanation with sketched structure…
Blueprints and special views
Blueprints, cross-sections and annotations add a technical, precise feel; special views (thermal, satellite, microscope) show what the eye can't. They work very well in tech, science and engineering.
/••••••••Blueprint technical drawing
Renders the scene as a technical blueprint…
/••••••••Cross-section view
Cuts the object to show its internal cross-section.
/••••••••Annotation layer
Overlays a layer of annotations pointing out specific parts of the scene.
/••••••••Thermal vision palette
Renders the scene with the color palette typical of a thermal camera.
/••••••••Satellite view
Frames the scene from a very high satellite perspective.
/••••••••Microscope view
Frames the scene as if viewed through a microscope.
Common mistakes
- Expecting the tool to write figures and labels correctly: add the data afterwards.
- Cramming too much information into a single piece.
- Choosing the diagram type for looks rather than for what needs explaining.
Example combination
Diagram structure ready for the text.
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