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) a clear focal point (b) one big headline (c) high-contrast colours (d) text over a busy photo
- 2.🖼️ Which is best for comparing numbers in an infographic? (a) a long paragraph (b) a simple bar chart (c) a random photo (d) a curly font
- 3.🖼️ A poster is 23 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 4.🖼️ 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)?
- 5.True or false: high-contrast colours makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🖼️ A layout has 57 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 7.🖼️ What should a reader see first on a poster? (a) the page number (b) the small print (c) the margin (d) the main headline
- 8.True or false: icons with short labels makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 9.True or false: five headlines all big makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 10 students. How long is the bar for 150 students (in cm)?
- 11.🖼️ The margin of a poster is … (a) the main photo (b) the colour (c) the title (d) the space at the edges
- 12.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) no space between items (b) pale grey on white (c) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (d) long blocks of tiny text
- 13.🖼️ A poster is 39 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 14.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) one big headline (b) facts scattered anywhere (c) ten colours at random (d) five headlines all big
- 15.🖼️ A layout has 31 cm of content width, split into 2 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 10 students. How long is the bar for 90 students (in cm)?
- 17.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 10 students. How long is the bar for 120 students (in cm)?
- 18.True or false: ten colours at random makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: steps numbered 1, 2, 3? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 20.🖼️ A poster must be read from far away. Its headline should be … (a) tiny and pale (b) big and bold (c) hidden (d) in many fonts
- 21.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: ten colours at random? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 22.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: high-contrast colours? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 23.🖼️ What is an infographic? (a) a type of camera (b) a long essay (c) a song (d) facts shown as pictures
- 24.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: a clear focal point? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 25.True or false: a clear focal point makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 26.True or false: facts as a simple chart makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🖼️ 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)?
- 28.🖼️ A layout has 15 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 29.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: facts scattered anywhere? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 30.🖼️ A poster is 34 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 31.🖼️ A poster is 53 cm wide with a 3 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 32.🖼️ A poster is 20 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 33.🖼️ A poster is 21 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 34.🖼️ 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)?
- 35.🖼️ A poster is 60 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 36.🖼️ A poster is 26 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 37.🖼️ A poster is 22 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 38.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: long blocks of tiny text? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 39.True or false: long blocks of tiny text makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 40.True or false: facts scattered anywhere makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- text over a busy photo
- a simple bar chart
- 15
- 6
- False
- 12
- the main headline
- False
- False
- 15
- the space at the edges
- steps numbered 1, 2, 3
- 31
- one big headline
- 15
- 9
- 12
- False
- clearer layout
- big and bold
- less clear layout
- clearer layout
- facts shown as pictures
- clearer layout
- False
- False
- 6
- 7
- less clear layout
- 30
- 47
- 18
- 19
- 52
- 56
- 18
- 20
- less clear layout
- True
- True
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