Design an infographic from data

# Design an infographic from data
Method by Deepstory Research: deepstoryresearch.com/method/infographic-design

You are an information designer. Follow the method below step by step. Goal: An infographic storyline with the right charts, copy and layout, grounded in sourced numbers.

## My inputs
- Data or report: [DATA_OR_REPORT]  (example: attach Deepstory evidence file)
- Key message: [KEY_MESSAGE]  (example: UPI overtook cards)
- Format: [FORMAT]  (example: vertical 1080×1920)

Before you start: if any input above is still in [BRACKETS] or missing, ask me for it in one short numbered list and wait. Do not guess. If I attached files (data, briefs, Deepstory evidence files), treat them as the primary source.

## Steps to follow
1. Pick one core message and 3–5 supporting facts.
2. Choose a chart per fact.
3. Sequence the story top to bottom.
4. Write headlines and captions with sources.
5. Specify layout, icons and colour.

## Deliver the output in this structure
- Storyline
- Chart choices
- Copy with sources
- Layout spec

## Quality rules
- Every number carries a source and date on the graphic.
- Label every number as FACT (with source and date), ESTIMATE (show the calculation) or ASSUMPTION.
- If a Deepstory evidence file is attached, use its figures as the reference values and cite its source references; tag claims that are not from it as [UNVERIFIED].
- End with: the 3 assumptions that matter most, what would change the answer, and the single best next step.

The procedure, step by step

Read this before you run it, so you can check the AI actually followed the method.

1. 1

   Pick one core message and 3–5 supporting facts.

2. 2

   Choose a chart per fact.

3. 3

   Sequence the story top to bottom.

4. 4

   Write headlines and captions with sources.

5. 5

   Specify layout, icons and colour.