Process evolution infographic

Process Evolution Infographic

Overview

Turn a single theme into a high-end process-evolution infographic poster prompt. The output should read like a complete image-generation brief for a knowledge-rich poster, not a generic illustration, PPT timeline, or decorative collage.

Default to the user's input language for all visible title, labels, annotations, and stage text unless the user specifies otherwise.

Workflow

1. Identify the theme, any requested language, aspect ratio, dark/light mode, era range, style constraints, or target model.
2. Infer the best progression logic before designing the poster. Do not force every topic into the same timeline shape.
3. Build 5-12 stages with a clear start, end, ordering logic, stage names, time labels when useful, representative visual objects, and one concise knowledge point per stage.
4. Choose a spatialized process structure: stepped platforms, diagonal route, stratified layers, lineage branches, exhibition plinths, version shelves, artifact cases, geological strata, or another form that fits the theme.
5. Create a theme-specific design system: color roles, typography mood, label system, annotation style, object rendering style, density, and reading path.
6. Write the final image prompt as a production-ready poster brief. Include enough factual and visual detail for the image model to compose a complete infographic.

If the topic depends on current facts, disputed dates, living people, company/product status, or other information likely to change, verify the facts before finalizing the stage map.

Progression Logic

Theme type	Primary structure	Visual emphasis
History, civilization, dynasty, institution	Era sequence, key periods, artifacts, representative people or sites	Timelines, archaeological display, archive labels, cultural material evidence
Product, tool, object, consumer category	Changes in shape, material, mechanism, manufacturing, use, aesthetics, and social role	Version plinths, exploded silhouettes, material swatches, industrial/product design cues
Biology, nature, species, food, body systems	Evolution chain, branching taxonomy, lifecycle, morphology, habitat, functional adaptation	Specimen plates, anatomical callouts, fossil or natural-science display logic
Abstract idea, belief, medium, industry	Cognitive phases, institutional changes, media shifts, social context, conceptual breakthroughs	Diagrammatic layers, nodes, evidence fragments, symbolic but concrete visual anchors
Brand, fashion, lifestyle, visual culture	Generations, style eras, audience shifts, material and identity changes	Editorial layout, refined object styling, restrained luxury or trend-aware cues

Prompt Requirements

The final prompt must include:

• A direct main title based on the user's theme, plus a subtitle describing the progression logic.
• A vertical infographic poster by default, unless the user requests another format.
• A strong ordered layout with a clear reading path from origin to endpoint.
• 5-12 stages, each with stage title, time/phase label where appropriate, representative object, and concise explanation.
• Visual objects that make stage differences obvious; every stage should have at least one recognizable visual anchor.
• A complete color system tied to the topic, including background, structure, title, body text, stage labels, time labels, accents, and connector/annotation colors.
• Typography guidance that matches the topic: historical, industrial, editorial, scientific, futuristic, cultural, or another justified mood.
• Integrated image/text behavior: labels, lead lines, plaques, annotations, numbers, and objects should belong to the same visual system.
• Quality constraints: high information organization, professional museum/editorial/visual-encyclopedia design, readable labels, clear hierarchy, refined texture, no clutter.

Design Rules

• Treat the poster as a spatialized process, not a flat line with notes attached.
• Make the structure highly organized: viewers should first see the title, then the overall path, then each stage object, then details.
• Let the theme drive form, color, and typography. Do not default to one beige/brown museum template.
• Use dark mode only when the theme benefits from it, such as technology, space, future systems, deep sea, night, digital industry, or biological anatomy; otherwise choose light or neutral systems when they better support reading.
• Keep copy short but knowledge-dense. Each annotation should express a real stage feature, breakthrough, function, material change, social role, or aesthetic shift.
• Use restrained innovation in typography: asymmetric title rhythm, large years or numbers as structure, embedded labels, exhibit tags, caption strips, or path-following text when it improves the poster.
• Make the final prompt specific enough that changing the topic would change the whole visual system, not just the words.

Avoid

• Ordinary PPT timelines, generic infographic templates, cheap encyclopedia layouts, or pure illustration without information structure.
• Reusing the same palette, especially fixed warm beige/brown, unless the topic genuinely calls for it.
• Decorative patterns, icons, arrows, or filler unrelated to the theme.
• Excessive text, overcrowded stages, unreadable labels, chaotic connectors, or unclear progression direction.
• Overly cartoonish, flashy, social-media-filtered, low-trust, or stock-poster aesthetics.
• Separating image and text into two unrelated systems.

Output Shape

When the user asks for a prompt, output the prompt directly. Use compact sections only if they help the user edit the result:

主题：
海报定位：
构图路径：
阶段内容：
代表性视觉对象：
配色系统：
字体与排版：
图文融合：
质量与禁忌：

For image models that prefer paragraph prompts, turn the same information into one polished paragraph plus a short negative prompt.

Example

User topic: 青铜酒器的演变

A good response should infer a stable historical sequence, such as early ritual vessel forms, Shang decorative maturity, Western Zhou ritual standardization, Spring-Autumn/Warring States regional variation, and later museum/archival interpretation. It should assign representative objects such as jue, gu, zun, you, and hu; use an archaeological exhibition structure; choose bronze patina, mineral green, bone-paper, ink-black, and restrained red seal accents only because the topic supports them; and write concise stage labels rather than long exposition.

Reference

For the original long-form Chinese prompt that this skill was derived from, read references/source-prompt.md only when exact wording or stricter style inheritance is needed.