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) icons with short labels (b) text over a busy photo (c) facts scattered anywhere (d) pale grey on white
- 2.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) ten colours at random (b) facts as a simple chart (c) pale grey on white (d) facts scattered anywhere
- 3.🖼️ A poster must be read from far away. Its headline should be … (a) in many fonts (b) big and bold (c) hidden (d) tiny and pale
- 4.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 100 students. How long is the bar for 1500 students (in cm)?
- 5.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: pale grey on white? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 6.🖼️ A poster is 44 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 7.🖼️ What is an infographic? (a) a song (b) a type of camera (c) facts shown as pictures (d) a long essay
- 8.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) one big headline (b) facts as a simple chart (c) pale grey on white (d) icons with short labels
- 9.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 20 students. How long is the bar for 80 students (in cm)?
- 10.True or false: text over a busy photo makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🖼️ A poster is 54 cm wide with a 3 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 12.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: icons with short labels? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 13.🖼️ 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)?
- 14.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: one big headline? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 15.🖼️ A layout has 21 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 16.True or false: no space between items makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 17.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) long blocks of tiny text (b) no space between items (c) plenty of white space (d) ten colours at random
- 18.🖼️ 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)?
- 19.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: facts as a simple chart? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 20.🖼️ What should a reader see first on a poster? (a) the page number (b) the margin (c) the main headline (d) the small print
- 21.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 10 students. How long is the bar for 110 students (in cm)?
- 22.🖼️ 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)?
- 23.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: facts scattered anywhere? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 24.True or false: plenty of white space makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🖼️ A poster is 34 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 26.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (b) long blocks of tiny text (c) plenty of white space (d) icons with short labels
- 27.True or false: one big headline makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🖼️ The margin of a poster is … (a) the colour (b) the space at the edges (c) the main photo (d) the title
- 29.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) five headlines all big (b) plenty of white space (c) a clear focal point (d) one big headline
- 30.True or false: plenty of white space makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: no space between items? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 32.🖼️ A poster is 25 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 33.True or false: facts as a simple chart makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 34.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) high-contrast colours (b) no space between items (c) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (d) icons with short labels
- 35.🖼️ A poster is 28 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 36.🖼️ A layout has 16 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 37.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) one big headline (b) icons with short labels (c) facts scattered anywhere (d) plenty of white space
- 38.🖼️ A poster is 22 cm wide with a 3 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 39.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: ten colours at random? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 40.🖼️ A poster is 21 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
Answer key
- icons with short labels
- facts as a simple chart
- big and bold
- 15
- less clear layout
- 40
- facts shown as pictures
- pale grey on white
- 4
- True
- 48
- clearer layout
- 51
- clearer layout
- 10
- False
- plenty of white space
- 11
- clearer layout
- the main headline
- 11
- 4
- less clear layout
- True
- 26
- long blocks of tiny text
- False
- the space at the edges
- five headlines all big
- False
- less clear layout
- 15
- False
- no space between items
- 20
- 4
- facts scattered anywhere
- 16
- less clear layout
- 11
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