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.🖼️ A poster is 45 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 2.🖼️ What should a reader see first on a poster? (a) the small print (b) the page number (c) the main headline (d) the margin
- 3.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: steps numbered 1, 2, 3? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 4.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) long blocks of tiny text (b) five headlines all big (c) a clear focal point (d) no space between items
- 5.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 5 students. How long is the bar for 65 students (in cm)?
- 6.🖼️ The margin of a poster is … (a) the title (b) the colour (c) the space at the edges (d) the main photo
- 7.🖼️ 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)?
- 8.🖼️ A poster is 34 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 9.True or false: one big headline makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🖼️ A poster is 38 cm wide with a 3 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 11.True or false: pale grey on white makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🖼️ 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)?
- 13.🖼️ What is an infographic? (a) a song (b) a long essay (c) a type of camera (d) facts shown as pictures
- 14.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 10 students. How long is the bar for 100 students (in cm)?
- 15.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 20 students. How long is the bar for 160 students (in cm)?
- 16.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) high-contrast colours (b) text over a busy photo (c) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (d) one big headline
- 17.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) no space between items (b) text over a busy photo (c) one big headline (d) facts scattered anywhere
- 18.🖼️ A poster is 48 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 19.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) text over a busy photo (b) ten colours at random (c) long blocks of tiny text (d) icons with short labels
- 20.True or false: five headlines all big makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 21.True or false: steps numbered 1, 2, 3 makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 22.True or false: ten colours at random makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🖼️ A layout has 31 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 24.🖼️ 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)?
- 25.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) text over a busy photo (b) ten colours at random (c) long blocks of tiny text (d) plenty of white space
- 26.🖼️ Which is best for comparing numbers in an infographic? (a) a curly font (b) a simple bar chart (c) a long paragraph (d) a random photo
- 27.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: facts as a simple chart? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 28.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: a clear focal point? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 29.🖼️ A poster is 39 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 30.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: high-contrast colours? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 31.🖼️ A poster is 60 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 32.🖼️ A layout has 18 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 33.True or false: icons with short labels makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🖼️ A poster is 42 cm wide with a 3 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 35.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 5 students. How long is the bar for 55 students (in cm)?
- 36.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) high-contrast colours (b) icons with short labels (c) one big headline (d) facts scattered anywhere
- 37.🖼️ A layout has 30 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 38.🖼️ A poster is 47 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 39.🖼️ A poster must be read from far away. Its headline should be … (a) big and bold (b) tiny and pale (c) in many fonts (d) hidden
- 40.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) one big headline (b) a clear focal point (c) plenty of white space (d) five headlines all big
Answer key
- 35
- the main headline
- clearer layout
- a clear focal point
- 13
- the space at the edges
- 15
- 24
- True
- 32
- True
- 7
- facts shown as pictures
- 10
- 8
- text over a busy photo
- one big headline
- 46
- icons with short labels
- True
- True
- True
- 15
- 4
- plenty of white space
- a simple bar chart
- clearer layout
- clearer layout
- 29
- clearer layout
- 58
- 8
- True
- 36
- 11
- facts scattered anywhere
- 6
- 39
- big and bold
- five headlines all big
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