---
type: method
slug: infographic-design
title: "Design an infographic from data"
category: "Design & Creative"
subcategory: "Images & graphics"
level: intermediate
source: https://deepstoryresearch.com/method/infographic-design
publisher: Deepstory Research
---

> **How to use this file:** attach it to ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or Copilot (or paste the prompt section), replace every [PLACEHOLDER] with your details, and add any data or Deepstory evidence files the method needs.

## When to use this method
- Turning a report or dataset into a shareable visual.

## Prompt

# 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.

## Evidence you can attach
- UPI vs Visa & Mastercard: India’s Payments Rewiring: https://deepstoryresearch.com/data/upi-vs-cards (AI context file: https://deepstoryresearch.com/context/upi-vs-cards.md)
- Global EV Adoption: https://deepstoryresearch.com/data/global-ev-adoption (AI context file: https://deepstoryresearch.com/context/global-ev-adoption.md)
- Global Solar Capacity: https://deepstoryresearch.com/data/solar-capacity-additions (AI context file: https://deepstoryresearch.com/context/solar-capacity-additions.md)

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