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.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) five headlines all big (b) plenty of white space (c) no space between items (d) facts scattered anywhere
- 2.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: plenty of white space? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 3.True or false: no space between items makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🖼️ 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)?
- 5.🖼️ What is an infographic? (a) a song (b) a long essay (c) a type of camera (d) facts shown as pictures
- 6.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) no space between items (b) a clear focal point (c) facts scattered anywhere (d) ten colours at random
- 7.True or false: icons with short labels makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 8.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) five headlines all big (b) text over a busy photo (c) pale grey on white (d) one big headline
- 9.True or false: icons with short labels makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 50 students. How long is the bar for 450 students (in cm)?
- 11.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) icons with short labels (b) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (c) plenty of white space (d) text over a busy photo
- 12.🖼️ A layout has 35 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 13.🖼️ What should a reader see first on a poster? (a) the margin (b) the page number (c) the small print (d) the main headline
- 14.🖼️ A poster must be read from far away. Its headline should be … (a) tiny and pale (b) hidden (c) big and bold (d) in many fonts
- 15.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) no space between items (b) facts as a simple chart (c) one big headline (d) high-contrast colours
- 16.🖼️ A poster is 40 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 17.True or false: high-contrast colours makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🖼️ A layout has 13 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 19.🖼️ Which is best for comparing numbers in an infographic? (a) a random photo (b) a long paragraph (c) a curly font (d) a simple bar chart
- 20.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) text over a busy photo (b) ten colours at random (c) no space between items (d) icons with short labels
- 21.🖼️ A poster is 56 cm wide with a 3 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 22.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: one big headline? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 23.True or false: one big headline makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 24.True or false: five headlines all big makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🖼️ A layout has 21 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 26.🖼️ A layout has 22 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 27.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 50 students. How long is the bar for 550 students (in cm)?
- 28.🖼️ A poster is 39 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 29.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) facts as a simple chart (b) text over a busy photo (c) long blocks of tiny text (d) pale grey on white
- 30.🖼️ A layout has 30 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 31.🖼️ A layout has 23 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 32.🖼️ A poster is 43 cm wide with a 5 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 5 students. How long is the bar for 60 students (in cm)?
- 34.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: five headlines all big? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 35.🖼️ 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)?
- 36.True or false: a clear focal point makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🖼️ The margin of a poster is … (a) the main photo (b) the space at the edges (c) the colour (d) the title
- 38.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: ten colours at random? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 39.🖼️ A layout has 69 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 40.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) five headlines all big (b) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (c) a clear focal point (d) one big headline
Answer key
- plenty of white space
- clearer layout
- True
- 45
- facts shown as pictures
- a clear focal point
- True
- one big headline
- False
- 9
- text over a busy photo
- 8
- the main headline
- big and bold
- no space between items
- 30
- False
- 5
- a simple bar chart
- icons with short labels
- 50
- clearer layout
- True
- True
- 9
- 6
- 11
- 37
- facts as a simple chart
- 6
- 5
- 33
- 12
- less clear layout
- 46
- False
- the space at the edges
- less clear layout
- 15
- five headlines all big
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