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 poster is 22 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 2.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) plenty of white space (b) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (c) facts scattered anywhere (d) high-contrast colours
- 3.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: ten colours at random? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 4.True or false: text over a busy photo makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 100 students. How long is the bar for 1000 students (in cm)?
- 6.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) a clear focal point (b) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (c) ten colours at random (d) high-contrast colours
- 7.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) high-contrast colours (b) pale grey on white (c) ten colours at random (d) five headlines all big
- 8.🖼️ What is an infographic? (a) a long essay (b) facts shown as pictures (c) a song (d) a type of camera
- 9.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 10 students. How long is the bar for 140 students (in cm)?
- 10.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 100 students. How long is the bar for 800 students (in cm)?
- 11.🖼️ A layout has 29 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 12.True or false: facts scattered anywhere makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 13.True or false: ten colours at random makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🖼️ What should a reader see first on a poster? (a) the page number (b) the small print (c) the main headline (d) the margin
- 15.True or false: steps numbered 1, 2, 3 makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🖼️ A poster is 35 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 17.🖼️ A poster is 44 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 18.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: no space between items? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 19.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: icons with short labels? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 20.🖼️ A poster is 42 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 21.True or false: text over a busy photo makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 22.True or false: high-contrast colours makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🖼️ A poster is 35 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 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)?
- 25.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 2 students. How long is the bar for 20 students (in cm)?
- 26.🖼️ 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)?
- 27.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: five headlines all big? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 28.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 50 students. How long is the bar for 200 students (in cm)?
- 29.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 10 students. How long is the bar for 150 students (in cm)?
- 30.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) plenty of white space (b) no space between items (c) ten colours at random (d) text over a busy photo
- 31.🖼️ The margin of a poster is … (a) the space at the edges (b) the main photo (c) the colour (d) the title
- 32.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) text over a busy photo (b) one big headline (c) facts scattered anywhere (d) long blocks of tiny text
- 33.🖼️ A layout has 63 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 34.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) icons with short labels (b) no space between items (c) five headlines all big (d) long blocks of tiny text
- 35.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 10 students. How long is the bar for 110 students (in cm)?
- 36.🖼️ A poster is 28 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 37.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) plenty of white space (b) pale grey on white (c) a clear focal point (d) one big headline
- 38.🖼️ A poster is 42 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 39.🖼️ Which is best for comparing numbers in an infographic? (a) a simple bar chart (b) a random photo (c) a long paragraph (d) a curly font
- 40.🖼️ A poster is 51 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
Answer key
- 18
- facts scattered anywhere
- less clear layout
- False
- 10
- ten colours at random
- high-contrast colours
- facts shown as pictures
- 14
- 8
- 13
- False
- True
- the main headline
- True
- 33
- 42
- less clear layout
- clearer layout
- 32
- True
- True
- 25
- 13
- 10
- 14
- less clear layout
- 4
- 15
- plenty of white space
- the space at the edges
- one big headline
- 15
- icons with short labels
- 11
- 18
- pale grey on white
- 40
- a simple bar chart
- 49
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