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 space at the edges (b) the main photo (c) the colour (d) the title
- 2.True or false: no space between items makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 3.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) one big headline (b) a clear focal point (c) ten colours at random (d) icons with short labels
- 4.🖼️ What should a reader see first on a poster? (a) the page number (b) the main headline (c) the margin (d) the small print
- 5.🖼️ A layout has 39 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 6.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) text over a busy photo (b) ten colours at random (c) pale grey on white (d) icons with short labels
- 7.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) plenty of white space (b) high-contrast colours (c) icons with short labels (d) no space between items
- 8.True or false: icons with short labels makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🖼️ What is an infographic? (a) facts shown as pictures (b) a long essay (c) a song (d) a type of camera
- 10.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: text over a busy photo? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 11.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) five headlines all big (b) ten colours at random (c) facts as a simple chart (d) text over a busy photo
- 12.🖼️ A layout has 33 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 13.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) one big headline (b) facts scattered anywhere (c) plenty of white space (d) steps numbered 1, 2, 3
- 14.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 50 students. How long is the bar for 350 students (in cm)?
- 15.True or false: one big headline makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🖼️ A layout has 25 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 17.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: steps numbered 1, 2, 3? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 18.True or false: plenty of white space makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: facts as a simple chart? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 20.🖼️ Which is best for comparing numbers in an infographic? (a) a simple bar chart (b) a long paragraph (c) a curly font (d) a random photo
- 21.🖼️ A layout has 17 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 22.🖼️ 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)?
- 23.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: high-contrast colours? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 24.🖼️ A poster must be read from far away. Its headline should be … (a) tiny and pale (b) hidden (c) in many fonts (d) big and bold
- 25.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: one big headline? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 26.True or false: a clear focal point makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🖼️ A layout has 16 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 28.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: a clear focal point? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 29.🖼️ A layout has 37 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 30.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) facts as a simple chart (b) five headlines all big (c) icons with short labels (d) one big headline
- 31.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 10 students. How long is the bar for 90 students (in cm)?
- 32.True or false: long blocks of tiny text makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🖼️ A layout has 21 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 34.🖼️ A poster is 57 cm wide with a 5 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 10 students. How long is the bar for 80 students (in cm)?
- 36.🖼️ 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)?
- 37.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) text over a busy photo (b) high-contrast colours (c) five headlines all big (d) pale grey on white
- 38.🖼️ A layout has 22 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 39.🖼️ 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)?
- 40.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: facts scattered anywhere? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
Answer key
- the space at the edges
- False
- ten colours at random
- the main headline
- 9
- icons with short labels
- no space between items
- False
- facts shown as pictures
- less clear layout
- facts as a simple chart
- 15
- facts scattered anywhere
- 7
- False
- 4
- clearer layout
- False
- clearer layout
- a simple bar chart
- 7
- 6
- clearer layout
- big and bold
- clearer layout
- False
- 4
- clearer layout
- 11
- five headlines all big
- 9
- False
- 5
- 47
- 8
- 41
- high-contrast colours
- 6
- 39
- less clear layout
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