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 scattered anywhere (b) long blocks of tiny text (c) no space between items (d) high-contrast colours
- 2.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) plenty of white space (b) pale grey on white (c) text over a busy photo (d) five headlines all big
- 3.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (b) text over a busy photo (c) one big headline (d) plenty of white space
- 4.🖼️ 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)?
- 5.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 10 students. How long is the bar for 20 students (in cm)?
- 6.🖼️ A poster is 58 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 7.True or false: high-contrast colours makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 2 students. How long is the bar for 20 students (in cm)?
- 9.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: five headlines all big? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 10.True or false: five headlines all big makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🖼️ A poster must be read from far away. Its headline should be … (a) in many fonts (b) tiny and pale (c) hidden (d) big and bold
- 12.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) a clear focal point (b) high-contrast colours (c) ten colours at random (d) facts as a simple chart
- 13.True or false: one big headline makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 14.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) text over a busy photo (b) pale grey on white (c) icons with short labels (d) five headlines all big
- 15.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: one big headline? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 16.🖼️ A layout has 32 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.🖼️ What should a reader see first on a poster? (a) the small print (b) the page number (c) the margin (d) the main headline
- 18.🖼️ 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)?
- 19.🖼️ A poster is 55 cm wide with a 3 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 20.🖼️ A poster is 20 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 21.True or false: icons with short labels makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🖼️ A poster is 41 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 23.🖼️ A layout has 59 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 24.🖼️ A poster is 56 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 25.True or false: a clear focal point makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 26.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) high-contrast colours (b) pale grey on white (c) facts as a simple chart (d) plenty of white space
- 27.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: high-contrast colours? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 28.🖼️ A poster is 54 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 29.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 50 students. How long is the bar for 450 students (in cm)?
- 30.🖼️ The margin of a poster is … (a) the main photo (b) the title (c) the space at the edges (d) the colour
- 31.🖼️ A layout has 42 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 32.True or false: long blocks of tiny text makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🖼️ A poster is 43 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 34.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 5 students. How long is the bar for 65 students (in cm)?
- 35.🖼️ Which is best for comparing numbers in an infographic? (a) a curly font (b) a simple bar chart (c) a long paragraph (d) a random photo
- 36.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 2 students. How long is the bar for 12 students (in cm)?
- 37.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) pale grey on white (b) long blocks of tiny text (c) one big headline (d) facts scattered anywhere
- 38.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: facts as a simple chart? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 39.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: ten colours at random? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 40.🖼️ A layout has 22 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
Answer key
- high-contrast colours
- plenty of white space
- text over a busy photo
- 13
- 2
- 54
- False
- 10
- less clear layout
- False
- big and bold
- ten colours at random
- False
- icons with short labels
- clearer layout
- 15
- the main headline
- 51
- 49
- 18
- False
- 31
- 14
- 54
- False
- pale grey on white
- clearer layout
- 46
- 9
- the space at the edges
- 12
- True
- 39
- 13
- a simple bar chart
- 6
- one big headline
- clearer layout
- less clear layout
- 10
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