Graphic Design Worksheet: Posters and Infographics
Creator's tip (One clear message): Clearer: one big headline, high contrast, white space, short labels, simple charts. Content width = width − 2 × margin; column width = (width − gaps) ÷ columns. Bar length = value ÷ amount for each cm.
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- 1.🖼️ A poster is 53 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 2.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) plenty of white space (b) five headlines all big (c) high-contrast colours (d) facts as a simple chart
- 3.🖼️ A layout has 25 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 4.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: long blocks of tiny text? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 5.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: facts scattered anywhere? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 6.🖼️ A poster is 23 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 7.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 2 students. How long is the bar for 8 students (in cm)?
- 8.🖼️ The margin of a poster is … (a) the colour (b) the space at the edges (c) the main photo (d) the title
- 9.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) ten colours at random (b) one big headline (c) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (d) facts as a simple chart
- 10.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: pale grey on white? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 11.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) icons with short labels (b) a clear focal point (c) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (d) facts scattered anywhere
- 12.🖼️ Which is best for comparing numbers in an infographic? (a) a long paragraph (b) a curly font (c) a random photo (d) a simple bar chart
- 13.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) text over a busy photo (b) one big headline (c) ten colours at random (d) five headlines all big
- 14.🖼️ A layout has 9 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 15.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 10 students. How long is the bar for 150 students (in cm)?
- 16.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: facts as a simple chart? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 17.🖼️ A poster is 31 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 18.🖼️ A poster is 49 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 19.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 100 students. How long is the bar for 800 students (in cm)?
- 20.True or false: five headlines all big makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 21.True or false: a clear focal point makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 22.True or false: text over a busy photo makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 23.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) facts as a simple chart (b) long blocks of tiny text (c) text over a busy photo (d) pale grey on white
- 24.🖼️ A layout has 27 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 25.True or false: pale grey on white makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🖼️ What should a reader see first on a poster? (a) the small print (b) the main headline (c) the margin (d) the page number
- 27.🖼️ A poster is 53 cm wide with a 3 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 28.🖼️ A layout has 31 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 29.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) long blocks of tiny text (b) five headlines all big (c) plenty of white space (d) ten colours at random
- 30.True or false: ten colours at random makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🖼️ A poster must be read from far away. Its headline should be … (a) hidden (b) tiny and pale (c) in many fonts (d) big and bold
- 32.🖼️ A poster is 52 cm wide with a 3 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 33.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: high-contrast colours? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 34.True or false: facts scattered anywhere makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: steps numbered 1, 2, 3? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 36.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) facts scattered anywhere (b) pale grey on white (c) icons with short labels (d) text over a busy photo
- 37.🖼️ A layout has 37 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 38.🖼️ A poster is 37 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 39.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) a clear focal point (b) high-contrast colours (c) text over a busy photo (d) icons with short labels
- 40.🖼️ A poster is 22 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
Answer key
- 51
- five headlines all big
- 7
- less clear layout
- less clear layout
- 19
- 4
- the space at the edges
- ten colours at random
- less clear layout
- facts scattered anywhere
- a simple bar chart
- one big headline
- 4
- 15
- clearer layout
- 21
- 45
- 8
- True
- True
- False
- facts as a simple chart
- 6
- True
- the main headline
- 47
- 14
- plenty of white space
- False
- big and bold
- 46
- clearer layout
- True
- clearer layout
- icons with short labels
- 11
- 33
- text over a busy photo
- 14
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