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.🖼️ What should a reader see first on a poster? (a) the main headline (b) the margin (c) the page number (d) the small print
- 2.True or false: pale grey on white makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🖼️ 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)?
- 4.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) no space between items (b) five headlines all big (c) long blocks of tiny text (d) steps numbered 1, 2, 3
- 5.🖼️ A layout has 41 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 6.🖼️ The margin of a poster is … (a) the main photo (b) the space at the edges (c) the title (d) the colour
- 7.🖼️ What is an infographic? (a) a long essay (b) a type of camera (c) facts shown as pictures (d) a song
- 8.True or false: five headlines all big makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 9.True or false: facts as a simple chart makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 10.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) pale grey on white (b) a clear focal point (c) no space between items (d) five headlines all big
- 11.True or false: no space between items makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 12.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) plenty of white space (b) facts scattered anywhere (c) no space between items (d) five headlines all big
- 13.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: steps numbered 1, 2, 3? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 14.🖼️ A layout has 57 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 15.🖼️ 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)?
- 16.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 2 students. How long is the bar for 30 students (in cm)?
- 17.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: long blocks of tiny text? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 18.🖼️ A poster is 47 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) facts as a simple chart (b) five headlines all big (c) ten colours at random (d) no space between items
- 20.True or false: icons with short labels makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 21.True or false: five headlines all big makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🖼️ 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)?
- 23.True or false: facts scattered anywhere makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 100 students. How long is the bar for 400 students (in cm)?
- 25.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: no space between items? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 26.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 100 students. How long is the bar for 600 students (in cm)?
- 27.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: plenty of white space? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 28.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 10 students. How long is the bar for 100 students (in cm)?
- 29.True or false: one big headline makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 30.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) plenty of white space (b) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (c) text over a busy photo (d) icons with short labels
- 31.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) pale grey on white (b) text over a busy photo (c) long blocks of tiny text (d) high-contrast colours
- 32.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: facts scattered anywhere? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 33.🖼️ A layout has 44 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 34.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: high-contrast colours? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 35.🖼️ 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)?
- 36.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (b) facts as a simple chart (c) icons with short labels (d) facts scattered anywhere
- 37.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 5 students. How long is the bar for 5 students (in cm)?
- 38.🖼️ 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)?
- 39.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) five headlines all big (b) plenty of white space (c) icons with short labels (d) high-contrast colours
- 40.True or false: ten colours at random makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- the main headline
- False
- 6
- steps numbered 1, 2, 3
- 13
- the space at the edges
- facts shown as pictures
- False
- False
- a clear focal point
- False
- plenty of white space
- clearer layout
- 12
- 6
- 15
- less clear layout
- 45
- facts as a simple chart
- False
- True
- 41
- True
- 4
- less clear layout
- 6
- clearer layout
- 10
- True
- text over a busy photo
- high-contrast colours
- less clear layout
- 14
- clearer layout
- 26
- facts scattered anywhere
- 1
- 4
- five headlines all big
- False
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