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 42 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 2.🖼️ The margin of a poster is … (a) the colour (b) the title (c) the main photo (d) the space at the edges
- 3.🖼️ A poster is 44 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 4.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) icons with short labels (b) no space between items (c) plenty of white space (d) a clear focal point
- 5.🖼️ A poster is 44 cm wide with a 1 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 5 students. How long is the bar for 10 students (in cm)?
- 7.True or false: long blocks of tiny text makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: ten colours at random? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 9.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 20 students. How long is the bar for 80 students (in cm)?
- 10.🖼️ A poster must be read from far away. Its headline should be … (a) in many fonts (b) big and bold (c) hidden (d) tiny and pale
- 11.🖼️ A layout has 31 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 12.🖼️ A layout has 26 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 13.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) text over a busy photo (b) long blocks of tiny text (c) facts scattered anywhere (d) plenty of white space
- 14.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) facts as a simple chart (b) plenty of white space (c) facts scattered anywhere (d) steps numbered 1, 2, 3
- 15.🖼️ 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
- 16.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: one big headline? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 17.True or false: pale grey on white makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🖼️ 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)?
- 19.True or false: steps numbered 1, 2, 3 makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🖼️ A layout has 19 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 21.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) plenty of white space (b) a clear focal point (c) text over a busy photo (d) one big headline
- 22.🖼️ What should a reader see first on a poster? (a) the margin (b) the page number (c) the small print (d) the main headline
- 23.🖼️ A poster is 56 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 24.🖼️ A layout has 14 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.True or false: high-contrast colours makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: icons with short labels? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 27.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: facts as a simple chart? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 28.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) ten colours at random (b) five headlines all big (c) no space between items (d) one big headline
- 29.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: long blocks of tiny text? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 30.True or false: ten colours at random makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 31.True or false: one big headline makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🖼️ 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)?
- 33.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) pale grey on white (b) no space between items (c) icons with short labels (d) text over a busy photo
- 34.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 20 students. How long is the bar for 300 students (in cm)?
- 35.True or false: text over a busy photo makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 36.True or false: facts as a simple chart makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🖼️ What is an infographic? (a) a long essay (b) a song (c) facts shown as pictures (d) a type of camera
- 38.🖼️ A poster is 50 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 39.🖼️ A poster is 44 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 40.🖼️ A layout has 37 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
Answer key
- 12
- the space at the edges
- 40
- no space between items
- 42
- 2
- True
- less clear layout
- 4
- big and bold
- 9
- 12
- plenty of white space
- facts scattered anywhere
- a simple bar chart
- clearer layout
- False
- 12
- False
- 5
- text over a busy photo
- the main headline
- 46
- 6
- True
- clearer layout
- clearer layout
- one big headline
- less clear layout
- False
- True
- 49
- icons with short labels
- 15
- True
- False
- facts shown as pictures
- 40
- 36
- 11
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