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 35 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 2.True or false: no space between items makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🖼️ What should a reader see first on a poster? (a) the small print (b) the page number (c) the margin (d) the main headline
- 4.🖼️ A poster is 30 cm wide with a 3 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 5.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) facts as a simple chart (b) five headlines all big (c) facts scattered anywhere (d) long blocks of tiny text
- 6.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: facts as a simple chart? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 7.🖼️ A layout has 31 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 8.🖼️ A layout has 25 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 9.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: pale grey on white? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 10.🖼️ Which is best for comparing numbers in an infographic? (a) a random photo (b) a curly font (c) a simple bar chart (d) a long paragraph
- 11.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: one big headline? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 12.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) icons with short labels (b) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (c) text over a busy photo (d) high-contrast colours
- 13.True or false: steps numbered 1, 2, 3 makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 100 students. How long is the bar for 900 students (in cm)?
- 15.True or false: high-contrast colours makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🖼️ A poster is 33 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 17.True or false: five headlines all big makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 18.True or false: icons with short labels makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 19.True or false: facts scattered anywhere makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 20.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) one big headline (b) five headlines all big (c) ten colours at random (d) facts scattered anywhere
- 21.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: long blocks of tiny text? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 22.🖼️ A poster is 25 cm wide with a 3 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 23.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: no space between items? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 24.🖼️ A poster is 24 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 25.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) one big headline (b) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (c) plenty of white space (d) no space between items
- 26.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) plenty of white space (b) long blocks of tiny text (c) pale grey on white (d) five headlines all big
- 27.🖼️ 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)?
- 28.True or false: one big headline makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: facts scattered anywhere? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 30.🖼️ The margin of a poster is … (a) the main photo (b) the title (c) the space at the edges (d) the colour
- 31.🖼️ What is an infographic? (a) a song (b) a long essay (c) a type of camera (d) facts shown as pictures
- 32.🖼️ A poster is 43 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 33.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 50 students. How long is the bar for 50 students (in cm)?
- 34.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) plenty of white space (b) pale grey on white (c) high-contrast colours (d) steps numbered 1, 2, 3
- 35.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: a clear focal point? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 36.True or false: text over a busy photo makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 10 students. How long is the bar for 90 students (in cm)?
- 38.🖼️ A poster is 31 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 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)?
- 40.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: high-contrast colours? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
Answer key
- 8
- True
- the main headline
- 24
- facts as a simple chart
- clearer layout
- 7
- 4
- less clear layout
- a simple bar chart
- clearer layout
- text over a busy photo
- True
- 9
- True
- 29
- False
- True
- False
- one big headline
- less clear layout
- 19
- less clear layout
- 14
- no space between items
- plenty of white space
- 5
- True
- less clear layout
- the space at the edges
- facts shown as pictures
- 41
- 1
- pale grey on white
- clearer layout
- True
- 9
- 21
- 12
- clearer layout
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