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 layout has 40 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 2.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) text over a busy photo (b) facts scattered anywhere (c) no space between items (d) one big headline
- 3.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 50 students. How long is the bar for 750 students (in cm)?
- 4.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) icons with short labels (b) five headlines all big (c) a clear focal point (d) high-contrast colours
- 5.🖼️ A poster is 59 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 6.🖼️ A layout has 62 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 7.True or false: ten colours at random makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 8.True or false: steps numbered 1, 2, 3 makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🖼️ A layout has 30 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 10.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (b) icons with short labels (c) one big headline (d) long blocks of tiny text
- 11.🖼️ 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)?
- 12.True or false: a clear focal point makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🖼️ What is an infographic? (a) a song (b) facts shown as pictures (c) a long essay (d) a type of camera
- 14.🖼️ A layout has 17 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 15.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) pale grey on white (b) plenty of white space (c) ten colours at random (d) long blocks of tiny text
- 16.🖼️ Which is best for comparing numbers in an infographic? (a) a curly font (b) a long paragraph (c) a random photo (d) a simple bar chart
- 17.🖼️ What should a reader see first on a poster? (a) the small print (b) the page number (c) the margin (d) the main headline
- 18.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: facts scattered anywhere? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 19.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: five headlines all big? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 20.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) a clear focal point (b) one big headline (c) high-contrast colours (d) facts scattered anywhere
- 21.🖼️ 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)?
- 22.🖼️ A poster must be read from far away. Its headline should be … (a) big and bold (b) tiny and pale (c) hidden (d) in many fonts
- 23.True or false: one big headline makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 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.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) a clear focal point (b) one big headline (c) icons with short labels (d) text over a busy photo
- 26.🖼️ A layout has 27 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 27.🖼️ 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)?
- 28.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: one big headline? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 29.True or false: facts as a simple chart makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 30.True or false: facts scattered anywhere makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🖼️ A poster is 41 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 32.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: steps numbered 1, 2, 3? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 33.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) ten colours at random (b) a clear focal point (c) long blocks of tiny text (d) text over a busy photo
- 34.🖼️ The margin of a poster is … (a) the colour (b) the title (c) the main photo (d) the space at the edges
- 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.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: plenty of white space? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 37.True or false: pale grey on white makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 38.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) high-contrast colours (b) icons with short labels (c) plenty of white space (d) pale grey on white
- 39.🖼️ A poster is 45 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 40.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) high-contrast colours (b) long blocks of tiny text (c) pale grey on white (d) text over a busy photo
Answer key
- 12
- one big headline
- 15
- five headlines all big
- 55
- 14
- False
- True
- 14
- long blocks of tiny text
- 5
- True
- facts shown as pictures
- 8
- plenty of white space
- a simple bar chart
- the main headline
- less clear layout
- less clear layout
- facts scattered anywhere
- 12
- big and bold
- False
- 5
- text over a busy photo
- 7
- 49
- clearer layout
- True
- False
- 39
- clearer layout
- a clear focal point
- the space at the edges
- 7
- clearer layout
- True
- pale grey on white
- 43
- high-contrast colours
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