Information processing apparatus, layout assistance method, and recording medium

A layout assistance method comprising:

• at least one processor displaying, on a display, (i) a list of articles to be arranged in a layout and (ii) pieces of layout information in each of which an arrangement of the articles in a corresponding one of candidates for the layout in which to arrange the articles is represented with use of respective shapes corresponding to the articles, wherein the list and the pieces of layout information are displayed such that each of the shapes in the pieces of layout information is associated with an article in the list which corresponds to that shape;
• and
• the at least one processor accepting a selection made by a user with respect to the candidates.

A computer-readable non-transitory recording medium having recorded thereon a program for causing a computer to carry out:

• a display control process of displaying, on a display, (i) a list of articles to be arranged in a layout and (ii) pieces of layout information in each of which an arrangement of the articles in a corresponding one of candidates for the layout in which to arrange the articles is represented with use of respective shapes corresponding to the articles, wherein the list and the pieces of layout information are displayed such that each of the shapes in the pieces of layout information is associated with an article in the list which corresponds to that shape;
• and
• an accepting process of accepting a selection made by a user with respect to the candidates.