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 is best for comparing numbers in an infographic? (a) a random photo (b) a curly font (c) a long paragraph (d) a simple bar chart
- 2.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) plenty of white space (b) no space between items (c) a clear focal point (d) icons with short labels
- 3.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 50 students. How long is the bar for 550 students (in cm)?
- 4.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) facts scattered anywhere (b) long blocks of tiny text (c) plenty of white space (d) ten colours at random
- 5.True or false: facts as a simple chart makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 5 students. How long is the bar for 65 students (in cm)?
- 7.🖼️ A layout has 65 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 8.🖼️ A layout has 13 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 9.🖼️ A layout has 31 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 10.🖼️ A poster is 47 cm wide with a 3 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 11.🖼️ 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)?
- 12.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) text over a busy photo (b) a clear focal point (c) no space between items (d) facts scattered anywhere
- 13.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) pale grey on white (b) a clear focal point (c) plenty of white space (d) high-contrast colours
- 14.True or false: facts scattered anywhere makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🖼️ A poster must be read from far away. Its headline should be … (a) tiny and pale (b) big and bold (c) in many fonts (d) hidden
- 16.True or false: a clear focal point makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 17.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) high-contrast colours (b) text over a busy photo (c) pale grey on white (d) ten colours at random
- 18.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 10 students. How long is the bar for 80 students (in cm)?
- 19.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 50 students. How long is the bar for 750 students (in cm)?
- 20.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) one big headline (b) ten colours at random (c) text over a busy photo (d) five headlines all big
- 21.🖼️ A layout has 18 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 22.🖼️ What is an infographic? (a) a long essay (b) facts shown as pictures (c) a song (d) a type of camera
- 23.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 10 students. How long is the bar for 100 students (in cm)?
- 24.🖼️ A poster is 54 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 30 cm wide with a 3 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 26.🖼️ The margin of a poster is … (a) the colour (b) the main photo (c) the title (d) the space at the edges
- 27.🖼️ 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)?
- 28.🖼️ A poster is 26 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 29.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: no space between items? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 30.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: icons with short labels? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 31.True or false: text over a busy photo makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🖼️ A layout has 55 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 33.🖼️ A layout has 15 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 34.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 2 students. How long is the bar for 6 students (in cm)?
- 35.🖼️ A layout has 23 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 32 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.🖼️ What should a reader see first on a poster? (a) the page number (b) the main headline (c) the margin (d) the small print
- 38.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (b) a clear focal point (c) one big headline (d) five headlines all big
- 39.True or false: icons with short labels makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 40.True or false: plenty of white space makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- a simple bar chart
- no space between items
- 11
- plenty of white space
- False
- 13
- 14
- 5
- 14
- 41
- 11
- a clear focal point
- pale grey on white
- False
- big and bold
- False
- high-contrast colours
- 8
- 15
- one big headline
- 8
- facts shown as pictures
- 10
- 44
- 24
- the space at the edges
- 5
- 24
- less clear layout
- clearer layout
- False
- 13
- 6
- 3
- 7
- 10
- the main headline
- five headlines all big
- True
- True
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