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) facts as a simple chart (b) ten colours at random (c) five headlines all big (d) text over a busy photo
- 2.🖼️ The margin of a poster is … (a) the space at the edges (b) the main photo (c) the title (d) the colour
- 3.🖼️ 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
- 4.🖼️ A poster is 55 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 5.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) a clear focal point (b) facts as a simple chart (c) no space between items (d) plenty of white space
- 6.🖼️ Which is best for comparing numbers in an infographic? (a) a long paragraph (b) a simple bar chart (c) a curly font (d) a random photo
- 7.🖼️ A poster is 34 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 58 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) a clear focal point (b) plenty of white space (c) five headlines all big (d) high-contrast colours
- 10.🖼️ 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)?
- 11.🖼️ 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)?
- 12.True or false: pale grey on white makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🖼️ A poster is 29 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 14.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: plenty of white space? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 15.🖼️ 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)?
- 16.🖼️ A poster is 42 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 17.🖼️ What is an infographic? (a) a song (b) a long essay (c) facts shown as pictures (d) a type of camera
- 18.True or false: plenty of white space makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 19.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) pale grey on white (b) icons with short labels (c) one big headline (d) facts as a simple chart
- 20.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: facts as a simple chart? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 21.True or false: five headlines all big makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🖼️ What should a reader see first on a poster? (a) the page number (b) the small print (c) the margin (d) the main headline
- 23.True or false: one big headline makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🖼️ A layout has 17 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 25.🖼️ A poster is 28 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 26.True or false: plenty of white space makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: facts scattered anywhere? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 28.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: text over a busy photo? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 29.True or false: no space between items makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 50 students. How long is the bar for 600 students (in cm)?
- 31.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) text over a busy photo (b) one big headline (c) long blocks of tiny text (d) no space between items
- 32.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: long blocks of tiny text? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 33.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: five headlines all big? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 34.🖼️ A poster is 30 cm wide with a 3 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 35.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) high-contrast colours (b) ten colours at random (c) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (d) facts as a simple chart
- 36.🖼️ A layout has 24 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 37.True or false: no space between items makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 38.True or false: pale grey on white makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🖼️ A poster is 39 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 42 cm wide with a 3 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
Answer key
- facts as a simple chart
- the space at the edges
- big and bold
- 47
- no space between items
- a simple bar chart
- 32
- 50
- five headlines all big
- 38
- 6
- True
- 19
- clearer layout
- 11
- 32
- facts shown as pictures
- False
- pale grey on white
- clearer layout
- True
- the main headline
- False
- 5
- 18
- True
- less clear layout
- less clear layout
- True
- 12
- one big headline
- less clear layout
- less clear layout
- 24
- ten colours at random
- 6
- False
- False
- 31
- 36
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