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 less clear layout? (a) icons with short labels (b) pale grey on white (c) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (d) plenty of white space
- 2.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) high-contrast colours (b) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (c) one big headline (d) text over a busy photo
- 3.🖼️ A poster is 25 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 4.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) no space between items (b) five headlines all big (c) facts scattered anywhere (d) facts as a simple chart
- 5.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: text over a busy photo? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 6.True or false: pale grey on white makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: ten colours at random? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 8.🖼️ The margin of a poster is … (a) the colour (b) the space at the edges (c) the main photo (d) the title
- 9.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: pale grey on white? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 10.🖼️ Which is best for comparing numbers in an infographic? (a) a long paragraph (b) a random photo (c) a curly font (d) a simple bar chart
- 11.🖼️ A poster is 31 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 12.🖼️ A poster is 36 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 13.🖼️ A layout has 63 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 14.True or false: facts scattered anywhere makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 15.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) ten colours at random (b) icons with short labels (c) plenty of white space (d) facts as a simple chart
- 16.🖼️ A layout has 30 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 17.🖼️ 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)?
- 18.🖼️ A poster is 27 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 700 students (in cm)?
- 20.True or false: long blocks of tiny text makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: icons with short labels? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 22.🖼️ A poster is 59 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 23.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: facts as a simple chart? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 24.🖼️ A layout has 24 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 25.🖼️ A layout has 25 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 26.🖼️ What is an infographic? (a) a song (b) a long essay (c) facts shown as pictures (d) a type of camera
- 27.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 20 students. How long is the bar for 80 students (in cm)?
- 28.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) pale grey on white (b) facts scattered anywhere (c) icons with short labels (d) five headlines all big
- 29.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: steps numbered 1, 2, 3? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 30.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 100 students. How long is the bar for 500 students (in cm)?
- 31.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) facts as a simple chart (b) icons with short labels (c) facts scattered anywhere (d) a clear focal point
- 32.🖼️ A poster is 58 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 33.🖼️ A poster is 26 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 34.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) facts as a simple chart (b) high-contrast colours (c) five headlines all big (d) one big headline
- 35.True or false: text over a busy photo makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 50 students. How long is the bar for 400 students (in cm)?
- 37.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: long blocks of tiny text? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 38.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) five headlines all big (b) a clear focal point (c) facts scattered anywhere (d) long blocks of tiny text
- 39.🖼️ What should a reader see first on a poster? (a) the margin (b) the page number (c) the main headline (d) the small print
- 40.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: facts scattered anywhere? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
Answer key
- pale grey on white
- text over a busy photo
- 21
- facts as a simple chart
- less clear layout
- True
- less clear layout
- the space at the edges
- less clear layout
- a simple bar chart
- 27
- 34
- 15
- False
- ten colours at random
- 14
- 51
- 23
- 7
- True
- clearer layout
- 49
- clearer layout
- 11
- 12
- facts shown as pictures
- 4
- icons with short labels
- clearer layout
- 5
- facts scattered anywhere
- 48
- 22
- five headlines all big
- True
- 8
- less clear layout
- a clear focal point
- the main headline
- less clear layout
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