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.True or false: ten colours at random makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: facts scattered anywhere? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 3.🖼️ A poster must be read from far away. Its headline should be … (a) hidden (b) in many fonts (c) big and bold (d) tiny and pale
- 4.True or false: text over a busy photo makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🖼️ Which is best for comparing numbers in an infographic? (a) a long paragraph (b) a curly font (c) a simple bar chart (d) a random photo
- 6.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 5 students. How long is the bar for 50 students (in cm)?
- 7.True or false: high-contrast colours makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 8.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) plenty of white space (b) facts as a simple chart (c) facts scattered anywhere (d) a clear focal point
- 9.True or false: steps numbered 1, 2, 3 makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🖼️ A layout has 26 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 11.True or false: a clear focal point makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🖼️ 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)?
- 13.🖼️ A layout has 33 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 14.True or false: long blocks of tiny text makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 15.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (b) high-contrast colours (c) a clear focal point (d) pale grey on white
- 16.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 2 students. How long is the bar for 2 students (in cm)?
- 17.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) text over a busy photo (b) icons with short labels (c) plenty of white space (d) steps numbered 1, 2, 3
- 18.🖼️ A layout has 23 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 19.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 50 students. How long is the bar for 700 students (in cm)?
- 20.True or false: one big headline makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🖼️ 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)?
- 22.🖼️ What is an infographic? (a) a song (b) facts shown as pictures (c) a long essay (d) a type of camera
- 23.🖼️ The margin of a poster is … (a) the main photo (b) the space at the edges (c) the title (d) the colour
- 24.🖼️ A poster is 40 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 25.🖼️ A poster is 23 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 26.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: steps numbered 1, 2, 3? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 27.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 50 students. How long is the bar for 100 students (in cm)?
- 28.🖼️ A layout has 66 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 29.🖼️ What should a reader see first on a poster? (a) the margin (b) the page number (c) the main headline (d) the small print
- 30.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) one big headline (b) five headlines all big (c) a clear focal point (d) steps numbered 1, 2, 3
- 31.True or false: five headlines all big makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🖼️ A poster is 50 cm wide with a 3 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 33.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: no space between items? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 34.True or false: text over a busy photo makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 20 students. How long is the bar for 240 students (in cm)?
- 36.True or false: plenty of white space makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 2 students. How long is the bar for 16 students (in cm)?
- 38.🖼️ A layout has 29 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 39.🖼️ A poster is 54 cm wide with a 3 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 40.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: icons with short labels? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
Answer key
- False
- less clear layout
- big and bold
- True
- a simple bar chart
- 10
- True
- facts scattered anywhere
- False
- 8
- False
- 49
- 9
- True
- pale grey on white
- 1
- text over a busy photo
- 5
- 14
- True
- 18
- facts shown as pictures
- the space at the edges
- 36
- 21
- clearer layout
- 2
- 15
- the main headline
- five headlines all big
- True
- 44
- less clear layout
- False
- 12
- False
- 8
- 5
- 48
- clearer layout
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