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.🖼️ A layout has 45 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 2.🖼️ Which is best for comparing numbers in an infographic? (a) a curly font (b) a random photo (c) a long paragraph (d) a simple bar chart
- 3.True or false: five headlines all big makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 4.True or false: text over a busy photo makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🖼️ 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)?
- 6.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 2 students. How long is the bar for 28 students (in cm)?
- 7.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 5 students. How long is the bar for 45 students (in cm)?
- 8.True or false: no space between items makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🖼️ A layout has 18 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 10.🖼️ A poster is 20 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 11.🖼️ What is an infographic? (a) a type of camera (b) a long essay (c) facts shown as pictures (d) a song
- 12.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 2 students. How long is the bar for 20 students (in cm)?
- 13.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) facts as a simple chart (b) five headlines all big (c) icons with short labels (d) one big headline
- 14.🖼️ A layout has 25 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 15.🖼️ A poster must be read from far away. Its headline should be … (a) tiny and pale (b) big and bold (c) hidden (d) in many fonts
- 16.True or false: plenty of white space makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 17.True or false: facts as a simple chart makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 18.True or false: icons with short labels makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🖼️ A layout has 10 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 20.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: high-contrast colours? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 21.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) a clear focal point (b) facts scattered anywhere (c) long blocks of tiny text (d) text over a busy photo
- 22.🖼️ A poster is 39 cm wide with a 3 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 23.True or false: no space between items makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 24.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) text over a busy photo (b) no space between items (c) plenty of white space (d) long blocks of tiny text
- 25.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: facts scattered anywhere? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 26.🖼️ A poster is 50 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 27.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: pale grey on white? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 28.🖼️ A poster is 25 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 29.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) ten colours at random (b) five headlines all big (c) pale grey on white (d) one big headline
- 30.True or false: pale grey on white makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🖼️ The margin of a poster is … (a) the main photo (b) the title (c) the space at the edges (d) the colour
- 32.🖼️ What should a reader see first on a poster? (a) the page number (b) the main headline (c) the small print (d) the margin
- 33.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 50 students. How long is the bar for 100 students (in cm)?
- 34.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 100 students. How long is the bar for 200 students (in cm)?
- 35.🖼️ A layout has 20 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 36.🖼️ A layout has 38 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 37.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) high-contrast colours (b) one big headline (c) pale grey on white (d) icons with short labels
- 38.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 20 students. How long is the bar for 240 students (in cm)?
- 39.True or false: long blocks of tiny text makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 5 students. How long is the bar for 10 students (in cm)?
Answer key
- 9
- a simple bar chart
- True
- True
- 16
- 14
- 9
- True
- 4
- 10
- facts shown as pictures
- 10
- five headlines all big
- 11
- big and bold
- False
- True
- True
- 4
- clearer layout
- a clear focal point
- 33
- False
- plenty of white space
- less clear layout
- 42
- less clear layout
- 23
- one big headline
- True
- the space at the edges
- the main headline
- 2
- 2
- 6
- 12
- pale grey on white
- 12
- True
- 2
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