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.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: five headlines all big? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 2.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: high-contrast colours? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 3.True or false: text over a busy photo makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 4.True or false: no space between items makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🖼️ A poster is 54 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 6.🖼️ A layout has 14 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 7.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 2 students. How long is the bar for 6 students (in cm)?
- 8.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) ten colours at random (b) no space between items (c) five headlines all big (d) plenty of white space
- 9.🖼️ What should a reader see first on a poster? (a) the page number (b) the main headline (c) the small print (d) the margin
- 10.🖼️ A poster is 41 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 11.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) icons with short labels (b) one big headline (c) no space between items (d) a clear focal point
- 12.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: pale grey on white? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 13.🖼️ A poster is 20 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 14.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 50 students. How long is the bar for 350 students (in cm)?
- 15.🖼️ A layout has 29 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 16.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 20 students. How long is the bar for 140 students (in cm)?
- 17.🖼️ A layout has 51 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 18.True or false: one big headline makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 19.True or false: five headlines all big makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🖼️ A layout has 35 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 21.True or false: text over a busy photo makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: icons with short labels? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 23.🖼️ What is an infographic? (a) facts shown as pictures (b) a long essay (c) a type of camera (d) a song
- 24.🖼️ A layout has 21 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 25.🖼️ 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)?
- 26.🖼️ A poster is 59 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 27.True or false: icons with short labels makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🖼️ A layout has 33 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 29.True or false: steps numbered 1, 2, 3 makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 30.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) a clear focal point (b) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (c) plenty of white space (d) text over a busy photo
- 31.🖼️ Which is best for comparing numbers in an infographic? (a) a curly font (b) a long paragraph (c) a simple bar chart (d) a random photo
- 32.🖼️ 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
- 33.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: facts as a simple chart? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 34.🖼️ A poster is 48 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 35.True or false: ten colours at random makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🖼️ A poster is 49 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 37.🖼️ A poster is 34 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 38.True or false: long blocks of tiny text makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🖼️ A layout has 54 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 40.🖼️ The margin of a poster is … (a) the title (b) the main photo (c) the colour (d) the space at the edges
Answer key
- less clear layout
- clearer layout
- False
- False
- 52
- 6
- 3
- plenty of white space
- the main headline
- 33
- no space between items
- less clear layout
- 12
- 7
- 9
- 7
- 15
- True
- False
- 8
- True
- clearer layout
- facts shown as pictures
- 5
- 47
- 49
- False
- 6
- False
- text over a busy photo
- a simple bar chart
- big and bold
- clearer layout
- 46
- True
- 45
- 26
- True
- 12
- the space at the edges
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