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 must be read from far away. Its headline should be … (a) tiny and pale (b) hidden (c) in many fonts (d) big and bold
- 2.🖼️ A poster is 20 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 3.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) facts as a simple chart (b) no space between items (c) icons with short labels (d) one big headline
- 4.🖼️ What is an infographic? (a) facts shown as pictures (b) a long essay (c) a song (d) a type of camera
- 5.True or false: facts as a simple chart makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 6.True or false: ten colours at random makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 7.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) ten colours at random (b) five headlines all big (c) pale grey on white (d) facts as a simple chart
- 8.True or false: pale grey on white makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🖼️ Which is best for comparing numbers in an infographic? (a) a simple bar chart (b) a curly font (c) a long paragraph (d) a random photo
- 10.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 100 students. How long is the bar for 400 students (in cm)?
- 11.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 2 students. How long is the bar for 30 students (in cm)?
- 12.🖼️ What should a reader see first on a poster? (a) the margin (b) the main headline (c) the small print (d) the page number
- 13.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 50 students. How long is the bar for 500 students (in cm)?
- 14.🖼️ The margin of a poster is … (a) the colour (b) the title (c) the main photo (d) the space at the edges
- 15.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) facts scattered anywhere (b) icons with short labels (c) five headlines all big (d) pale grey on white
- 16.🖼️ A poster is 48 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 17.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 50 students. How long is the bar for 300 students (in cm)?
- 18.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) no space between items (b) a clear focal point (c) pale grey on white (d) five headlines all big
- 19.🖼️ A poster is 43 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 20.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 2 students. How long is the bar for 22 students (in cm)?
- 21.True or false: long blocks of tiny text makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🖼️ A poster is 24 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 23.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: a clear focal point? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 24.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) text over a busy photo (b) ten colours at random (c) no space between items (d) plenty of white space
- 25.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: facts scattered anywhere? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 26.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 2 students. How long is the bar for 18 students (in cm)?
- 27.True or false: icons with short labels makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🖼️ A layout has 23 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 29.🖼️ A layout has 47 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 30.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) a clear focal point (b) high-contrast colours (c) icons with short labels (d) pale grey on white
- 31.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) a clear focal point (b) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (c) plenty of white space (d) five headlines all big
- 32.🖼️ A poster is 47 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 33.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 20 students. How long is the bar for 160 students (in cm)?
- 34.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) text over a busy photo (b) plenty of white space (c) a clear focal point (d) steps numbered 1, 2, 3
- 35.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 5 students. How long is the bar for 40 students (in cm)?
- 36.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 10 students. How long is the bar for 100 students (in cm)?
- 37.🖼️ A poster is 60 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 38.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: facts as a simple chart? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 39.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: steps numbered 1, 2, 3? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 40.True or false: a clear focal point makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- big and bold
- 18
- no space between items
- facts shown as pictures
- False
- True
- facts as a simple chart
- False
- a simple bar chart
- 4
- 15
- the main headline
- 10
- the space at the edges
- icons with short labels
- 38
- 6
- a clear focal point
- 39
- 11
- True
- 20
- clearer layout
- plenty of white space
- less clear layout
- 9
- True
- 11
- 11
- pale grey on white
- five headlines all big
- 45
- 8
- text over a busy photo
- 8
- 10
- 56
- clearer layout
- clearer layout
- False
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