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.🖼️ What is an infographic? (a) a long essay (b) facts shown as pictures (c) a type of camera (d) a song
- 2.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: pale grey on white? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 3.True or false: text over a busy photo makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🖼️ Which is best for comparing numbers in an infographic? (a) a simple bar chart (b) a long paragraph (c) a random photo (d) a curly font
- 5.🖼️ A poster is 24 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 20 students. How long is the bar for 180 students (in cm)?
- 7.True or false: one big headline makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 10 students. How long is the bar for 90 students (in cm)?
- 9.True or false: a clear focal point makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 10.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) no space between items (b) facts scattered anywhere (c) high-contrast colours (d) five headlines all big
- 11.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: facts as a simple chart? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 12.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 2 students. How long is the bar for 10 students (in cm)?
- 13.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 20 students. How long is the bar for 140 students (in cm)?
- 14.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 5 students. How long is the bar for 25 students (in cm)?
- 15.🖼️ A poster must be read from far away. Its headline should be … (a) in many fonts (b) hidden (c) big and bold (d) tiny and pale
- 16.🖼️ What should a reader see first on a poster? (a) the page number (b) the small print (c) the main headline (d) the margin
- 17.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) high-contrast colours (b) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (c) long blocks of tiny text (d) plenty of white space
- 18.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) text over a busy photo (b) five headlines all big (c) plenty of white space (d) facts scattered anywhere
- 19.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: one big headline? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 20.🖼️ 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)?
- 21.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: a clear focal point? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 22.True or false: no space between items makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: long blocks of tiny text? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 24.🖼️ A layout has 16 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 25.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) facts as a simple chart (b) facts scattered anywhere (c) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (d) plenty of white space
- 26.🖼️ The margin of a poster is … (a) the colour (b) the title (c) the main photo (d) the space at the edges
- 27.True or false: facts as a simple chart makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🖼️ 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)?
- 29.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) facts scattered anywhere (b) one big headline (c) long blocks of tiny text (d) text over a busy photo
- 30.🖼️ A layout has 27 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 31.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) text over a busy photo (b) ten colours at random (c) long blocks of tiny text (d) steps numbered 1, 2, 3
- 32.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 5 students. How long is the bar for 45 students (in cm)?
- 33.🖼️ A poster is 31 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 34.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: facts scattered anywhere? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 35.🖼️ A layout has 22 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 36.🖼️ A layout has 34 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 37.True or false: ten colours at random makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🖼️ A layout has 21 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 39.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: five headlines all big? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 40.True or false: high-contrast colours makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- facts shown as pictures
- less clear layout
- True
- a simple bar chart
- 18
- 9
- False
- 9
- False
- high-contrast colours
- clearer layout
- 5
- 7
- 5
- big and bold
- the main headline
- long blocks of tiny text
- plenty of white space
- clearer layout
- 13
- clearer layout
- False
- less clear layout
- 7
- facts scattered anywhere
- the space at the edges
- True
- 11
- one big headline
- 12
- steps numbered 1, 2, 3
- 9
- 27
- less clear layout
- 6
- 10
- True
- 9
- less clear layout
- False
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