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) text over a busy photo (b) icons with short labels (c) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (d) a clear focal point
- 2.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (b) no space between items (c) high-contrast colours (d) facts as a simple chart
- 3.🖼️ What should a reader see first on a poster? (a) the margin (b) the page number (c) the small print (d) the main headline
- 4.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) five headlines all big (b) plenty of white space (c) pale grey on white (d) no space between items
- 5.🖼️ A poster is 28 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 6.🖼️ A layout has 24 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 7.True or false: plenty of white space makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🖼️ A poster is 31 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 47 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 10.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 2 students. How long is the bar for 30 students (in cm)?
- 11.True or false: one big headline makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🖼️ What is an infographic? (a) a song (b) a type of camera (c) a long essay (d) facts shown as pictures
- 13.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 50 students. How long is the bar for 350 students (in cm)?
- 14.🖼️ A layout has 9 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 15.🖼️ A poster is 43 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 16.🖼️ The margin of a poster is … (a) the space at the edges (b) the title (c) the colour (d) the main photo
- 17.True or false: long blocks of tiny text makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 18.True or false: plenty of white space makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🖼️ A poster is 60 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 20.🖼️ A layout has 41 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 21.🖼️ 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)?
- 22.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) icons with short labels (b) no space between items (c) five headlines all big (d) facts scattered anywhere
- 23.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) no space between items (b) facts scattered anywhere (c) text over a busy photo (d) high-contrast colours
- 24.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) text over a busy photo (b) five headlines all big (c) pale grey on white (d) facts as a simple chart
- 25.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: long blocks of tiny text? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 26.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: icons with short labels? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 27.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) ten colours at random (b) a clear focal point (c) no space between items (d) pale grey on white
- 28.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: five headlines all big? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 29.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: a clear focal point? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 30.True or false: icons with short labels makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 31.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) five headlines all big (b) text over a busy photo (c) ten colours at random (d) one big headline
- 32.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) plenty of white space (b) five headlines all big (c) one big headline (d) a clear focal point
- 33.🖼️ A layout has 27 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 34.🖼️ A poster must be read from far away. Its headline should be … (a) hidden (b) big and bold (c) in many fonts (d) tiny and pale
- 35.True or false: steps numbered 1, 2, 3 makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 36.True or false: pale grey on white makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 37.True or false: facts scattered anywhere makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 2 students. How long is the bar for 20 students (in cm)?
- 39.🖼️ Which is best for comparing numbers in an infographic? (a) a long paragraph (b) a random photo (c) a simple bar chart (d) a curly font
- 40.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: facts scattered anywhere? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
Answer key
- text over a busy photo
- no space between items
- the main headline
- plenty of white space
- 20
- 6
- True
- 27
- 15
- 15
- False
- facts shown as pictures
- 7
- 4
- 35
- the space at the edges
- False
- False
- 50
- 8
- 10
- icons with short labels
- high-contrast colours
- facts as a simple chart
- less clear layout
- clearer layout
- a clear focal point
- less clear layout
- clearer layout
- False
- one big headline
- five headlines all big
- 6
- big and bold
- False
- True
- False
- 10
- a simple bar chart
- less clear layout
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