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 clearer layout? (a) one big headline (b) pale grey on white (c) facts scattered anywhere (d) ten colours at random
- 2.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) a clear focal point (b) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (c) text over a busy photo (d) icons with short labels
- 3.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 100 students. How long is the bar for 800 students (in cm)?
- 4.🖼️ 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
- 5.True or false: steps numbered 1, 2, 3 makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🖼️ 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)?
- 7.🖼️ A poster is 45 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 8.🖼️ What is an infographic? (a) facts shown as pictures (b) a long essay (c) a song (d) a type of camera
- 9.True or false: one big headline makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🖼️ Which is best for comparing numbers in an infographic? (a) a long paragraph (b) a random photo (c) a curly font (d) a simple bar chart
- 11.True or false: high-contrast colours makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 12.True or false: icons with short labels makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 13.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) no space between items (b) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (c) a clear focal point (d) one big headline
- 14.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: a clear focal point? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 15.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) one big headline (b) icons with short labels (c) a clear focal point (d) facts scattered anywhere
- 16.🖼️ A layout has 21 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 17.🖼️ 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)?
- 18.True or false: text over a busy photo makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 19.True or false: five headlines all big makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 5 students. How long is the bar for 60 students (in cm)?
- 21.True or false: ten colours at random makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🖼️ A poster is 33 cm wide with a 1 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) long blocks of tiny text (b) a clear focal point (c) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (d) icons with short labels
- 24.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 5 students. How long is the bar for 10 students (in cm)?
- 25.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) facts scattered anywhere (b) ten colours at random (c) text over a busy photo (d) facts as a simple chart
- 26.🖼️ A poster is 31 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 27.🖼️ A poster is 47 cm wide with a 3 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 28.🖼️ 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)?
- 29.True or false: facts scattered anywhere makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 30.True or false: pale grey on white makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🖼️ What should a reader see first on a poster? (a) the page number (b) the margin (c) the main headline (d) the small print
- 32.True or false: text over a busy photo makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 33.True or false: facts as a simple chart makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 34.True or false: plenty of white space makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: ten colours at random? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 36.🖼️ A poster is 52 cm wide with a 3 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 37.🖼️ A poster is 28 cm wide with a 3 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 38.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: steps numbered 1, 2, 3? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 39.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: long blocks of tiny text? (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 250 students (in cm)?
Answer key
- one big headline
- text over a busy photo
- 8
- big and bold
- True
- 10
- 41
- facts shown as pictures
- True
- a simple bar chart
- True
- True
- no space between items
- clearer layout
- facts scattered anywhere
- 10
- 6
- False
- True
- 12
- False
- 31
- long blocks of tiny text
- 2
- facts as a simple chart
- 23
- 41
- 42
- True
- True
- the main headline
- True
- False
- True
- less clear layout
- 46
- 22
- clearer layout
- less clear layout
- 5
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