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Infographic Style Guide

Prompt Engineering Patterns

Core Style Keywords

Always include these keywords in every prompt to maintain consistency:

hand-drawn sketch illustration, thick outlines, soft pastel colors,
doodle-style icons, cartoon characters, hand-lettered text,
whitespace-rich layout, no photorealistic elements, no 3D renders

Color Palette Presets

Select based on content theme:

Theme	Primary	Accent	Background
Technology	Soft blue	Electric teal	Light gray
Business	Warm beige	Coral orange	Cream white
Science	Mint green	Deep purple	Light mint
Education	Warm yellow	Sky blue	Pale yellow
Health	Soft pink	Fresh green	White
Creative	Lavender	Golden yellow	Light purple
Finance	Sage green	Navy blue	Off-white

Layout Patterns

Grid Layout (best for 4-6 equal-weight points)

Organize content in a [2x2 / 2x3 / 3x2] grid layout.
Each cell contains a cartoon icon at the top with a keyword below.
Grid separated by hand-drawn dashed lines.

Flow Layout (best for processes or sequences)

Content flows left-to-right connected by hand-drawn arrows.
Each step shown as a doodle vignette with label below.
Curved arrows with playful style connecting each step.

Radial Layout (best for a central concept with related ideas)

Central concept in a large circle at the center.
Related ideas radiate outward connected by hand-drawn lines.
Each satellite idea has its own small illustration.

Timeline Layout (best for chronological content)

Horizontal hand-drawn timeline across the center.
Events marked with illustrated milestones above and below the line.
Dates or labels in hand-drawn banners.

Comparison Layout (best for vs/pros-cons content)

Split layout with hand-drawn divider in the center.
Left and right sides use contrasting accent colors.
Matching elements on each side for easy comparison.

Visual Element Library

Use these descriptions to guide cartoon element generation:

• People: Round heads, dot eyes, simple expressions, exaggerated proportions
• Buildings: Slightly crooked lines, warm lighting from windows
• Devices: Simplified shapes, glowing screens, thick bezels
• Nature: Swirly clouds, simple trees, wavy water
• Data: Hand-drawn bar charts, pie charts with thick borders, upward arrows
• Connections: Curvy arrows, dotted lines, speech bubbles, thought clouds
• Emphasis: Stars, exclamation marks, underlines, highlight boxes, banners

Text Rendering Tips

Since AI image generation has limitations with text rendering:

1. Minimize text in the prompt — Focus on visual elements and use text sparingly.
2. Use short keywords (1-3 words per label) rather than phrases or sentences.
3. Title text should be 3-6 words maximum.
4. Prefer icons over labels where the meaning is obvious.
5. Number lists rather than label them when possible (1, 2, 3 are rendered more reliably than words).

Quality Boosters

Add these modifiers for higher quality output:

professional illustration quality, clean composition,
balanced visual weight, cohesive color scheme,
editorial illustration style, magazine quality

Negative Guidance

Explicitly exclude these in complex prompts:

no photography, no 3D rendering, no stock photo style,
no gradients, no drop shadows, no glossy effects,
no realistic textures, no computer-generated look

Full Prompt Examples

Example: AI Technology Infographic (Chinese)

A hand-drawn cartoon infographic about artificial intelligence key concepts, landscape 16:9 format.

Title: "AI 核心概念一图读懂" in bold hand-lettered style at the top center, decorated with small doodle stars.

Main content organized in a 2x3 grid layout:
- Top left: A cute robot character with a glowing brain representing "机器学习", with small data dots flowing in
- Top center: Two cartoon neural network nodes connected by wavy lines representing "深度学习"
- Top right: A speech bubble coming from a computer screen representing "自然语言处理"
- Bottom left: A cartoon eye with sparkles representing "计算机视觉"
- Bottom center: A robotic arm doing a thumbs up representing "机器人技术"
- Bottom right: A crystal ball with graph lines representing "预测分析"

Each grid cell has a hand-drawn dashed border. Small decorative doodles (gears, lightbulbs, binary code) scattered in the margins.

Style: hand-drawn sketch illustration, thick outlines, soft blue and teal color palette on light gray background, doodle-style icons, cartoon characters with round heads and dot eyes, hand-lettered Chinese text, whitespace-rich layout, no photorealistic elements. Professional illustration quality, clean composition.

Example: Project Management Infographic (English)

A hand-drawn cartoon infographic about agile project management workflow, landscape 16:9 format.

Title: "The Agile Journey" in bold hand-lettered style at the top, with a small rocket doodle.

Main content organized as a circular flow layout:
- Starting point: A cartoon character with a lightbulb labeled "Backlog"
- Arrow flows to: A group of stick figures in a huddle labeled "Sprint Planning"
- Arrow flows to: A cartoon calendar with checkmarks labeled "Daily Standup"
- Arrow flows to: A small stage with a presenter labeled "Sprint Review"
- Arrow flows to: A mirror/magnifying glass labeled "Retrospective"
- Curved arrow loops back to Sprint Planning

Center of the cycle: Large hand-drawn text "ITERATE" with circular arrows.

Small doodle elements: sticky notes, kanban board, coffee cups, high-five hands scattered around margins.

Style: hand-drawn sketch illustration, thick outlines, warm yellow and coral orange palette on cream background, cartoon characters, hand-lettered English text, playful and energetic mood, whitespace-rich, no photorealistic elements.