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.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: text over a busy photo? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 2.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: pale grey on white? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 3.True or false: long blocks of tiny text makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🖼️ What should a reader see first on a poster? (a) the margin (b) the page number (c) the small print (d) the main headline
- 5.🖼️ Which is best for comparing numbers in an infographic? (a) a random photo (b) a simple bar chart (c) a long paragraph (d) a curly font
- 6.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: a clear focal point? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 7.True or false: facts as a simple chart makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 8.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) long blocks of tiny text (b) five headlines all big (c) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (d) no space between items
- 9.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) pale grey on white (b) plenty of white space (c) a clear focal point (d) icons with short labels
- 10.🖼️ The margin of a poster is … (a) the main photo (b) the title (c) the space at the edges (d) the colour
- 11.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) five headlines all big (b) a clear focal point (c) one big headline (d) facts as a simple chart
- 12.🖼️ A poster must be read from far away. Its headline should be … (a) in many fonts (b) big and bold (c) tiny and pale (d) hidden
- 13.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: one big headline? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 14.True or false: high-contrast colours makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🖼️ A layout has 26 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 16.🖼️ A layout has 33 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 17.🖼️ A poster is 29 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 18.🖼️ A poster is 21 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 19.True or false: plenty of white space makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: facts as a simple chart? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 21.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) no space between items (b) high-contrast colours (c) long blocks of tiny text (d) facts scattered anywhere
- 22.🖼️ 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)?
- 23.🖼️ A layout has 31 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 24.True or false: text over a busy photo makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🖼️ What is an infographic? (a) a song (b) a long essay (c) a type of camera (d) facts shown as pictures
- 26.🖼️ A poster is 48 cm wide with a 3 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 27.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 5 students. How long is the bar for 5 students (in cm)?
- 28.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 100 students. How long is the bar for 1200 students (in cm)?
- 29.🖼️ A poster is 56 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 30.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) high-contrast colours (b) facts scattered anywhere (c) one big headline (d) icons with short labels
- 31.🖼️ A layout has 43 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 32.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) facts scattered anywhere (b) facts as a simple chart (c) no space between items (d) pale grey on white
- 33.🖼️ 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)?
- 34.🖼️ A layout has 35 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 35.🖼️ A layout has 58 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 36.True or false: plenty of white space makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🖼️ A layout has 23 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 38.True or false: five headlines all big makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🖼️ A poster is 35 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 40.🖼️ 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)?
Answer key
- less clear layout
- less clear layout
- True
- the main headline
- a simple bar chart
- clearer layout
- False
- steps numbered 1, 2, 3
- pale grey on white
- the space at the edges
- five headlines all big
- big and bold
- clearer layout
- True
- 12
- 6
- 25
- 13
- False
- clearer layout
- high-contrast colours
- 4
- 15
- True
- facts shown as pictures
- 42
- 1
- 12
- 46
- facts scattered anywhere
- 13
- facts as a simple chart
- 19
- 11
- 13
- True
- 7
- False
- 27
- 45
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