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 32 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 2.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) long blocks of tiny text (b) facts as a simple chart (c) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (d) icons with short labels
- 3.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 2 students. How long is the bar for 12 students (in cm)?
- 4.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: facts scattered anywhere? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 5.🖼️ A poster is 32 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 6.🖼️ 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)?
- 7.🖼️ 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
- 8.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) five headlines all big (b) text over a busy photo (c) icons with short labels (d) pale grey on white
- 9.True or false: pale grey on white makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🖼️ A poster is 41 cm wide with a 3 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 11.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: icons with short labels? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 12.🖼️ A layout has 29 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 13.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) icons with short labels (b) facts as a simple chart (c) five headlines all big (d) a clear focal point
- 14.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) five headlines all big (b) no space between items (c) facts scattered anywhere (d) steps numbered 1, 2, 3
- 15.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) icons with short labels (b) facts as a simple chart (c) text over a busy photo (d) a clear focal point
- 16.🖼️ A poster must be read from far away. Its headline should be … (a) hidden (b) tiny and pale (c) big and bold (d) in many fonts
- 17.🖼️ A poster is 36 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 18.🖼️ A layout has 27 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 19.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: no space between items? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 20.True or false: high-contrast colours makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 21.True or false: facts scattered anywhere makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🖼️ 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)?
- 23.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) plenty of white space (b) facts as a simple chart (c) icons with short labels (d) pale grey on white
- 24.🖼️ A layout has 18 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.🖼️ What should a reader see first on a poster? (a) the page number (b) the margin (c) the main headline (d) the small print
- 26.True or false: five headlines all big makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 27.True or false: facts as a simple chart makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 28.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) facts scattered anywhere (b) five headlines all big (c) long blocks of tiny text (d) plenty of white space
- 29.True or false: no space between items makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 30.True or false: text over a busy photo makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 31.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) facts scattered anywhere (b) text over a busy photo (c) one big headline (d) long blocks of tiny text
- 32.🖼️ A poster is 52 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 33.True or false: text over a busy photo makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🖼️ A layout has 25 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 35.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 50 students. How long is the bar for 500 students (in cm)?
- 36.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 10 students. How long is the bar for 90 students (in cm)?
- 37.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: high-contrast colours? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 38.🖼️ 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)?
- 39.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 50 students. How long is the bar for 250 students (in cm)?
- 40.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 2 students. How long is the bar for 18 students (in cm)?
Answer key
- 15
- long blocks of tiny text
- 6
- less clear layout
- 24
- 15
- a simple bar chart
- icons with short labels
- False
- 35
- clearer layout
- 13
- five headlines all big
- steps numbered 1, 2, 3
- text over a busy photo
- big and bold
- 26
- 13
- less clear layout
- False
- True
- 12
- pale grey on white
- 4
- the main headline
- False
- False
- plenty of white space
- True
- False
- one big headline
- 44
- True
- 12
- 10
- 9
- clearer layout
- 43
- 5
- 9
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