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) ten colours at random (b) pale grey on white (c) no space between items (d) plenty of white space
- 2.True or false: facts scattered anywhere makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 3.True or false: icons with short labels makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: plenty of white space? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 5.🖼️ A poster is 43 cm wide with a 3 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 6.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: text over a busy photo? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 7.🖼️ 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)?
- 8.🖼️ A poster is 30 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 9.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) high-contrast colours (b) a clear focal point (c) five headlines all big (d) steps numbered 1, 2, 3
- 10.True or false: five headlines all big makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🖼️ A layout has 37 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 12.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: a clear focal point? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 13.🖼️ A layout has 46 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 14.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) text over a busy photo (b) facts as a simple chart (c) no space between items (d) long blocks of tiny text
- 15.True or false: no space between items makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🖼️ What should a reader see first on a poster? (a) the main headline (b) the small print (c) the page number (d) the margin
- 17.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 50 students. How long is the bar for 450 students (in cm)?
- 18.🖼️ A poster is 46 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 19.🖼️ A poster must be read from far away. Its headline should be … (a) big and bold (b) hidden (c) tiny and pale (d) in many fonts
- 20.🖼️ A poster is 22 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 21.🖼️ What is an infographic? (a) a type of camera (b) a long essay (c) facts shown as pictures (d) a song
- 22.🖼️ The margin of a poster is … (a) the title (b) the space at the edges (c) the colour (d) the main photo
- 23.🖼️ A layout has 41 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 24.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 2 students. How long is the bar for 16 students (in cm)?
- 25.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 100 students. How long is the bar for 900 students (in cm)?
- 26.🖼️ A layout has 51 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 27.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) long blocks of tiny text (b) a clear focal point (c) one big headline (d) icons with short labels
- 28.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 10 students. How long is the bar for 140 students (in cm)?
- 29.🖼️ A poster is 24 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 30.True or false: plenty of white space makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 31.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) no space between items (b) one big headline (c) plenty of white space (d) facts as a simple chart
- 32.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: one big headline? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 33.🖼️ A layout has 14 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 34.🖼️ A layout has 11 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 35.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (b) text over a busy photo (c) ten colours at random (d) five headlines all big
- 36.🖼️ A poster is 23 cm wide with a 3 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 37.🖼️ Which is best for comparing numbers in an infographic? (a) a long paragraph (b) a random photo (c) a simple bar chart (d) a curly font
- 38.🖼️ A poster is 34 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 39.🖼️ A poster is 44 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 40.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) facts scattered anywhere (b) text over a busy photo (c) high-contrast colours (d) ten colours at random
Answer key
- plenty of white space
- False
- False
- clearer layout
- 37
- less clear layout
- 51
- 22
- five headlines all big
- False
- 7
- clearer layout
- 10
- facts as a simple chart
- False
- the main headline
- 9
- 44
- big and bold
- 12
- facts shown as pictures
- the space at the edges
- 8
- 8
- 9
- 12
- long blocks of tiny text
- 14
- 14
- True
- no space between items
- clearer layout
- 4
- 4
- steps numbered 1, 2, 3
- 17
- a simple bar chart
- 30
- 36
- high-contrast colours
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