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 less clear layout? (a) plenty of white space (b) text over a busy photo (c) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (d) one big headline
- 2.True or false: steps numbered 1, 2, 3 makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🖼️ A layout has 37 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 4.🖼️ 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)?
- 5.🖼️ A poster is 53 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 6.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: high-contrast colours? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 7.🖼️ A layout has 45 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 8.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 5 students. How long is the bar for 5 students (in cm)?
- 9.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 50 students. How long is the bar for 750 students (in cm)?
- 10.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 100 students. How long is the bar for 1000 students (in cm)?
- 11.🖼️ What should a reader see first on a poster? (a) the small print (b) the main headline (c) the margin (d) the page number
- 12.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) facts scattered anywhere (b) no space between items (c) facts as a simple chart (d) five headlines all big
- 13.🖼️ The margin of a poster is … (a) the title (b) the space at the edges (c) the colour (d) the main photo
- 14.True or false: long blocks of tiny text makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: icons with short labels? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 16.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 20 students. How long is the bar for 80 students (in cm)?
- 17.🖼️ A poster is 50 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 18.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) ten colours at random (b) five headlines all big (c) text over a busy photo (d) high-contrast colours
- 19.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: pale grey on white? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 20.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: facts scattered anywhere? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 21.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: a clear focal point? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 22.🖼️ A poster is 40 cm wide with a 3 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 23.🖼️ A poster is 30 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 24.🖼️ A poster is 53 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 25.🖼️ A poster is 40 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 26.🖼️ A layout has 11 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 27.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (b) pale grey on white (c) facts as a simple chart (d) plenty of white space
- 28.🖼️ A poster must be read from far away. Its headline should be … (a) hidden (b) tiny and pale (c) in many fonts (d) big and bold
- 29.🖼️ A layout has 62 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 30.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: ten colours at random? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 31.🖼️ What is an infographic? (a) facts shown as pictures (b) a song (c) a type of camera (d) a long essay
- 32.🖼️ A poster is 60 cm wide with a 3 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 33.🖼️ 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
- 34.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 20 students. How long is the bar for 300 students (in cm)?
- 35.🖼️ A poster is 57 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 36.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: facts as a simple chart? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 37.🖼️ A layout has 25 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 38.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) a clear focal point (b) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (c) no space between items (d) one big headline
- 39.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 2 students. How long is the bar for 26 students (in cm)?
- 40.🖼️ A layout has 27 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
Answer key
- text over a busy photo
- False
- 11
- 46
- 45
- clearer layout
- 13
- 1
- 15
- 10
- the main headline
- facts as a simple chart
- the space at the edges
- False
- clearer layout
- 4
- 48
- high-contrast colours
- less clear layout
- less clear layout
- clearer layout
- 34
- 20
- 43
- 32
- 5
- pale grey on white
- big and bold
- 14
- less clear layout
- facts shown as pictures
- 54
- a simple bar chart
- 15
- 47
- clearer layout
- 7
- no space between items
- 13
- 6
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