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 28 cm wide with a 3 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 2.🖼️ 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)?
- 3.🖼️ A layout has 17 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 4.🖼️ Which is best for comparing numbers in an infographic? (a) a long paragraph (b) a curly font (c) a simple bar chart (d) a random photo
- 5.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: long blocks of tiny text? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 6.🖼️ A poster is 58 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 7.🖼️ A poster must be read from far away. Its headline should be … (a) in many fonts (b) hidden (c) tiny and pale (d) big and bold
- 8.True or false: text over a busy photo makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🖼️ A poster is 60 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 10.🖼️ What should a reader see first on a poster? (a) the margin (b) the page number (c) the small print (d) the main headline
- 11.🖼️ A poster is 28 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 12.🖼️ A layout has 29 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 13.🖼️ A poster is 31 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 14.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: a clear focal point? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 15.🖼️ 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)?
- 16.🖼️ 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)?
- 17.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) long blocks of tiny text (b) icons with short labels (c) five headlines all big (d) facts scattered anywhere
- 18.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: five headlines all big? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 19.True or false: a clear focal point makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🖼️ A poster is 22 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 21.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 20 students. How long is the bar for 200 students (in cm)?
- 22.🖼️ A poster is 32 cm wide with a 3 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 23.🖼️ 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)?
- 24.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: ten colours at random? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 25.🖼️ The margin of a poster is … (a) the colour (b) the space at the edges (c) the title (d) the main photo
- 26.True or false: a clear focal point makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 27.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) five headlines all big (b) icons with short labels (c) a clear focal point (d) plenty of white space
- 28.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 10 students. How long is the bar for 90 students (in cm)?
- 29.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) one big headline (b) a clear focal point (c) high-contrast colours (d) long blocks of tiny text
- 30.🖼️ A poster is 49 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 31.True or false: pale grey on white makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 32.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) long blocks of tiny text (b) high-contrast colours (c) pale grey on white (d) no space between items
- 33.🖼️ A layout has 15 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 34.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: plenty of white space? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 35.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 10 students. How long is the bar for 20 students (in cm)?
- 36.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (b) plenty of white space (c) icons with short labels (d) text over a busy photo
- 37.🖼️ A poster is 27 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 38.🖼️ A poster is 29 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 39.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: high-contrast colours? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 40.🖼️ A layout has 11 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
Answer key
- 22
- 27
- 8
- a simple bar chart
- less clear layout
- 56
- big and bold
- True
- 56
- the main headline
- 18
- 14
- 29
- clearer layout
- 6
- 58
- icons with short labels
- less clear layout
- True
- 18
- 10
- 26
- 42
- less clear layout
- the space at the edges
- False
- five headlines all big
- 9
- long blocks of tiny text
- 39
- True
- high-contrast colours
- 6
- clearer layout
- 2
- text over a busy photo
- 25
- 25
- clearer layout
- 4
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