Make Editable Infographics with Grok Bot: Pillow Script Workflow

Input topic and data → Grok Bot writes and runs a Python/Pillow script → Output 1600×1000 PNG plus reusable script

Who

Content creators who need data-driven infographics for X/Twitter and similar platforms

You get

A crisp-text, accurate-number PNG infographic and its editable Python script

You need

Grok Bot

Steps

1. Ask for a script, not an image

   Paste the prompt into Grok Bot and ask it to write and run a Pillow script that produces a 1600×1000 PNG with a dark background, white bold title, gray subtitle, using DejaVu Sans fonts, and save both the script and the image for later editing. The author notes 1600×1000 shows up large in the timeline; for an X Article cover, 1500×600 works.

   Execution prompt · Source text。Grok Bot chat input, as the first instruction

   Copy prompt

   On your computer, write a Python script with Pillow that makes a 1600x1000 PNG. Dark background, white bold title, gray subtitle. Use DejaVu Sans fonts. Save the script and the image so I can edit them later.

2. Give facts first, design second

   Paste the numbers you want to show and their source into the chat. Explicitly instruct Grok Bot to use only those numbers, without rounding, estimating, or adding anything, and to place a small source line at the bottom right.

   Execution prompt · Source text。Grok Bot chat input, sent after supplying the specific data

   Copy prompt

   Here is the data and where it came from: [paste numbers + source]. Only use these numbers. Do not round, estimate or add anything. Put a small source line at the bottom right.

3. For lists, verify every item

   If making a tool/site list, ask Grok Bot to open each link from its computer environment and confirm the site loads, matches your one-line description, and is free or open-source per its own page. Drop failures and explain why.

   Execution prompt · Source text。Grok Bot chat input, sent before designing

   Copy prompt

   Before you design anything, open each of these sites from your computer and confirm: 1) it loads, 2) it does what my one-line description says, 3) it's free or open-source according to its own page. Drop anything that fails and tell me why.

4. Pick a simple, repeatable layout

   Choose one of three layouts and tell Grok Bot: card grid (2 columns × 4 rows, good for tool lists), bar chart (single metric sorted largest to smallest, good for comparisons), or two-column versus (left vs right, good for this vs that). The example prompt uses a card grid with rounded rectangles, colored number circles, bold names, one-line descriptions, and matching-color links, with 70px margins.

   Execution prompt · Source text。Grok Bot chat input, sent when specifying layout

   Copy prompt

   Use a card grid: 2 columns, 4 rows. Each card: rounded rectangle, a colored circle with the number, bold name, one line under it, link in the same color as the circle. Keep 70px margins.

5. Keep text short enough to read in one second

   Ask Grok Bot to shorten every line to under 45 characters without changing meaning, and to avoid emojis and exclamation marks. The author applies the same 45-character limit to titles.

   Execution prompt · Source text。Grok Bot chat input, sent when draft text is too long

   Copy prompt

   Shorten every line to under 45 characters without changing the meaning. No emojis, no exclamation marks.

6. Have Grok Bot review the image before posting

   After generating the image, ask Grok Bot to open its own image and check like a picky editor for anything cut off, overlapping, misspelled, or different from the data you provided, then fix and show the new version. The author recommends you do a final check yourself.

   Execution prompt · Source text。Grok Bot chat input, sent after image generation

   Copy prompt

   Open the image you just made and check it like a picky editor: anything cut off, overlapping, misspelled, or different from the data I gave you? Fix it and show me the new version.

7. Save the script for reuse

   Ask Grok Bot to save the script alongside each image. For the next day's list, you can ask it to copy yesterday's script, swap in new items, change the title, and save as a new file. The author says this takes about two minutes and keeps the visual style consistent.

   Execution prompt · Source text。Grok Bot chat input, sent when reusing a script (replace [new title] and items)

   Copy prompt

   Copy yesterday's script, swap in these 8 new items, change the title to [new title], and save it as a new file.

8. Write the post around the image

   The author's suggested post structure: open with who it's for (e.g., 'If you make content and you're tired of paying for software, save this.'); list items in plain text, one per line, so the post works even without the image; end with an honest question (e.g., 'Which one did you not know about?'); use at most 1-2 hashtags.

No prompt needed — just follow the steps.