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.🖼️ The margin of a poster is … (a) the colour (b) the main photo (c) the space at the edges (d) the title
- 2.True or false: facts scattered anywhere makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 3.True or false: no space between items makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 4.True or false: a clear focal point makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 5.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) long blocks of tiny text (b) a clear focal point (c) no space between items (d) ten colours at random
- 6.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) facts scattered anywhere (b) long blocks of tiny text (c) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (d) no space between items
- 7.🖼️ What should a reader see first on a poster? (a) the margin (b) the small print (c) the page number (d) the main headline
- 8.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: no space between items? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 9.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: plenty of white space? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 10.True or false: icons with short labels makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 50 students. How long is the bar for 100 students (in cm)?
- 12.🖼️ A poster is 21 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 13.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: a clear focal point? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 14.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) plenty of white space (b) facts scattered anywhere (c) long blocks of tiny text (d) ten colours at random
- 15.🖼️ A poster is 51 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 16.🖼️ What is an infographic? (a) a song (b) a type of camera (c) a long essay (d) facts shown as pictures
- 17.True or false: five headlines all big makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 18.True or false: plenty of white space makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 19.True or false: facts scattered anywhere makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🖼️ 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)?
- 21.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: text over a busy photo? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 22.🖼️ A poster is 20 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 23.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 5 students. How long is the bar for 10 students (in cm)?
- 24.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) ten colours at random (b) text over a busy photo (c) one big headline (d) pale grey on white
- 25.True or false: ten colours at random makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🖼️ A poster is 21 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 27.🖼️ Which is best for comparing numbers in an infographic? (a) a random photo (b) a simple bar chart (c) a long paragraph (d) a curly font
- 28.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) five headlines all big (b) high-contrast colours (c) facts scattered anywhere (d) pale grey on white
- 29.🖼️ A poster is 55 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 30.🖼️ A poster must be read from far away. Its headline should be … (a) hidden (b) in many fonts (c) tiny and pale (d) big and bold
- 31.🖼️ 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)?
- 32.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) no space between items (b) facts scattered anywhere (c) pale grey on white (d) icons with short labels
- 33.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 5 students. How long is the bar for 20 students (in cm)?
- 34.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 100 students. How long is the bar for 1400 students (in cm)?
- 35.🖼️ A layout has 27 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 36.True or false: five headlines all big makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 37.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) facts scattered anywhere (b) one big headline (c) facts as a simple chart (d) high-contrast colours
- 38.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 2 students. How long is the bar for 2 students (in cm)?
- 39.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: five headlines all big? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 40.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) facts as a simple chart (b) icons with short labels (c) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (d) five headlines all big
Answer key
- the space at the edges
- False
- False
- True
- a clear focal point
- steps numbered 1, 2, 3
- the main headline
- less clear layout
- clearer layout
- False
- 2
- 13
- clearer layout
- plenty of white space
- 41
- facts shown as pictures
- True
- True
- True
- 42
- less clear layout
- 18
- 2
- one big headline
- True
- 11
- a simple bar chart
- high-contrast colours
- 47
- big and bold
- 10
- icons with short labels
- 4
- 14
- 12
- False
- facts scattered anywhere
- 1
- less clear layout
- five headlines all big
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