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Check small text in a generated campaign image twice. First compare the words with approved copy. Then read them at the smallest size your audience will see. ByteDance Seed’s November 9 announcement describes improvements to dense small text in Seedream 5.5 and shows examples in English and Chinese. Those examples make small type worth evaluating on your own layout.
Give the poster a copy sheet
Imagine an exhibition called Paper Coast with an English and a Simplified Chinese poster. Its headline, opening date, gallery name and admission line each have a row in the copy sheet. Place the approved wording for each language beside the field name. Keep dates and place names in their final form so reviewers have one reference.
Decide which words can be part of the artwork and which need frequent changes. A date or venue may move while the illustration stays approved. Keeping that information as editable type in the layout gives the team a clear place to make the next correction.
Proof the words before the design
Review the image alongside its copy sheet. Read the date digit by digit and check the venue name in full. Look for doubled characters, missing accents and misplaced punctuation. A word can look convincing at a glance even when a letter has changed. Ask a reader of each language to check the version that will be published.
Record the exact error and where it appears. A note that the second digit in the opening date is wrong is easier to resolve than a request to improve all the text. Keep approved wording visible when reviewing the next version.
Look at the smallest export
Open the actual export at its planned display size. Read the admission line without zooming and see whether the headline still leads the eye. If the line is correct but too small, consider moving it into editable type and giving it more space. Check whether a busy part of the illustration runs under the words and reduces their contrast.
Repeat the proof for each placement. A wide banner can give the venue line room that a narrow card lacks. Tong’s guide to planning campaign crops helps prepare those layouts before export.
Choose the right place to make the correction
If the lettering belongs inside the illustration, give the edit one clearly identified line and the approved replacement. Compare the next result with the previous image around the edit. Check the nearby artwork and every line you already approved.