Warm Ink — Broadsheet Chart Claim
A Financial Times–inspired chart-first layout where a single dominant column chart carries the argument, framed by a warm salmon card ground, sentence-form headline, and a rigorous 8pt italic source line. Different from peer dashboard templates in its refusal of multi-panel grids or decorative KPI tiles.
This template holds that the chart is the claim — not an illustration of a bullet point someone already made. It imports the editorial discipline of the FT data desk: one chart, one full-sentence assertion above it, and one transparent source line below that earns the trust of a sceptical room. It rejects legend clutter, palette fireworks, and headline labels that merely name the data rather than argue from it. It is built for analysts, economists, and researchers who present to audiences that read numbers before they read prose.
Good for
- · Quarterly earnings briefings anchored by a single decisive chart
- · Policy research presentations to expert or parliamentary audiences
- · Data journalism decks with annotated column or bar charts
- · Economics seminars where source provenance is openly scrutinised
Avoid for
- · Multi-KPI dashboard overviews that require six or more simultaneous panels
- · Brand identity or product marketing decks without quantitative argument
- · Team introduction or people-first narrative slides
- · Consumer-facing lifestyle, event, or promotional contexts
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