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: pale grey on white makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 2.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) high-contrast colours (b) facts scattered anywhere (c) pale grey on white (d) ten colours at random
- 3.True or false: steps numbered 1, 2, 3 makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: text over a busy photo? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 5.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) icons with short labels (b) five headlines all big (c) one big headline (d) facts as a simple chart
- 6.🖼️ A layout has 43 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 7.🖼️ The margin of a poster is … (a) the title (b) the main photo (c) the colour (d) the space at the edges
- 8.🖼️ What should a reader see first on a poster? (a) the margin (b) the page number (c) the main headline (d) the small print
- 9.True or false: text over a busy photo makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 10.True or false: pale grey on white makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 11.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) ten colours at random (b) icons with short labels (c) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (d) high-contrast colours
- 12.🖼️ A poster must be read from far away. Its headline should be … (a) hidden (b) big and bold (c) tiny and pale (d) in many fonts
- 13.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) five headlines all big (b) facts as a simple chart (c) no space between items (d) pale grey on white
- 14.🖼️ A poster is 32 cm wide with a 3 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 15.🖼️ 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)?
- 16.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: a clear focal point? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 17.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) text over a busy photo (b) one big headline (c) facts scattered anywhere (d) five headlines all big
- 18.🖼️ A layout has 19 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.🖼️ 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)?
- 20.True or false: one big headline makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🖼️ A poster is 38 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 22.🖼️ 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)?
- 23.True or false: icons with short labels makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: one big headline? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 25.True or false: plenty of white space makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: no space between items? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 27.🖼️ What is an infographic? (a) a song (b) a long essay (c) facts shown as pictures (d) a type of camera
- 28.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) a clear focal point (b) long blocks of tiny text (c) one big headline (d) high-contrast colours
- 29.True or false: high-contrast colours makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🖼️ 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)?
- 31.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: facts scattered anywhere? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 32.🖼️ A layout has 31 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 33.True or false: a clear focal point makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 34.True or false: text over a busy photo makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🖼️ A layout has 46 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 36.🖼️ Which is best for comparing numbers in an infographic? (a) a simple bar chart (b) a random photo (c) a curly font (d) a long paragraph
- 37.True or false: ten colours at random makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: long blocks of tiny text? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 39.True or false: ten colours at random makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 40.True or false: steps numbered 1, 2, 3 makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- True
- high-contrast colours
- False
- less clear layout
- five headlines all big
- 10
- the space at the edges
- the main headline
- False
- False
- ten colours at random
- big and bold
- facts as a simple chart
- 26
- 8
- clearer layout
- one big headline
- 4
- 6
- False
- 34
- 41
- False
- clearer layout
- False
- less clear layout
- facts shown as pictures
- long blocks of tiny text
- True
- 55
- less clear layout
- 14
- False
- True
- 10
- a simple bar chart
- False
- less clear layout
- True
- True
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