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.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) icons with short labels (b) plenty of white space (c) facts scattered anywhere (d) one big headline
- 2.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 5 students. How long is the bar for 5 students (in cm)?
- 3.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: pale grey on white? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 4.🖼️ What should a reader see first on a poster? (a) the page number (b) the small print (c) the main headline (d) the margin
- 5.🖼️ A poster is 51 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 6.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: one big headline? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 7.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (b) ten colours at random (c) facts as a simple chart (d) icons with short labels
- 8.🖼️ 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)?
- 9.🖼️ A layout has 22 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 10.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 20 students. How long is the bar for 20 students (in cm)?
- 11.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: a clear focal point? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 12.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: high-contrast colours? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 13.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: facts as a simple chart? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 14.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) icons with short labels (b) ten colours at random (c) pale grey on white (d) facts scattered anywhere
- 15.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) five headlines all big (b) no space between items (c) high-contrast colours (d) long blocks of tiny text
- 16.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: ten colours at random? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 17.🖼️ A poster is 42 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 18.True or false: high-contrast colours makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🖼️ 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)?
- 20.True or false: no space between items makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🖼️ A poster is 43 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 22.True or false: one big headline makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 23.True or false: steps numbered 1, 2, 3 makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🖼️ The margin of a poster is … (a) the colour (b) the space at the edges (c) the main photo (d) the title
- 25.True or false: five headlines all big makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🖼️ A poster is 59 cm wide with a 3 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 27.🖼️ 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)?
- 28.🖼️ A poster is 53 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 29.🖼️ A poster is 41 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 30.True or false: facts as a simple chart makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🖼️ 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)?
- 32.🖼️ A poster is 46 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 33.True or false: one big headline makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 34.True or false: ten colours at random makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🖼️ Which is best for comparing numbers in an infographic? (a) a random photo (b) a curly font (c) a long paragraph (d) a simple bar chart
- 36.🖼️ A layout has 19 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 37.🖼️ A poster must be read from far away. Its headline should be … (a) tiny and pale (b) hidden (c) big and bold (d) in many fonts
- 38.🖼️ A poster is 60 cm wide with a 3 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 39.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: steps numbered 1, 2, 3? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 40.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 50 students. How long is the bar for 100 students (in cm)?
Answer key
- facts scattered anywhere
- 1
- less clear layout
- the main headline
- 47
- clearer layout
- ten colours at random
- 36
- 10
- 1
- clearer layout
- clearer layout
- clearer layout
- icons with short labels
- high-contrast colours
- less clear layout
- 38
- False
- 48
- True
- 33
- True
- True
- the space at the edges
- True
- 53
- 21
- 51
- 37
- False
- 7
- 42
- False
- False
- a simple bar chart
- 8
- big and bold
- 54
- clearer layout
- 2
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