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 layout has 32 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 2.🖼️ 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)?
- 3.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: pale grey on white? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 4.True or false: five headlines all big makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 5.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) pale grey on white (b) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (c) one big headline (d) facts as a simple chart
- 6.🖼️ A poster must be read from far away. Its headline should be … (a) big and bold (b) hidden (c) in many fonts (d) tiny and pale
- 7.🖼️ What should a reader see first on a poster? (a) the small print (b) the main headline (c) the page number (d) the margin
- 8.True or false: one big headline makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 9.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) pale grey on white (b) ten colours at random (c) high-contrast colours (d) no space between items
- 10.🖼️ A layout has 25 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 11.True or false: text over a busy photo makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 12.True or false: ten colours at random makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 13.True or false: pale grey on white makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 10 students. How long is the bar for 60 students (in cm)?
- 15.🖼️ Which is best for comparing numbers in an infographic? (a) a random photo (b) a long paragraph (c) a curly font (d) a simple bar chart
- 16.🖼️ A poster is 25 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 17.🖼️ A layout has 53 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 18.True or false: high-contrast colours makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 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.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: steps numbered 1, 2, 3? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 21.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) a clear focal point (b) icons with short labels (c) one big headline (d) no space between items
- 22.🖼️ A poster is 59 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 23.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 20 students. How long is the bar for 120 students (in cm)?
- 24.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: five headlines all big? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 25.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: ten colours at random? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 26.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: no space between items? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 27.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) ten colours at random (b) five headlines all big (c) one big headline (d) no space between items
- 28.🖼️ What is an infographic? (a) a song (b) a long essay (c) a type of camera (d) facts shown as pictures
- 29.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (b) high-contrast colours (c) text over a busy photo (d) icons with short labels
- 30.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 2 students. How long is the bar for 10 students (in cm)?
- 31.🖼️ 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)?
- 32.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 50 students. How long is the bar for 100 students (in cm)?
- 33.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: high-contrast colours? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 34.🖼️ 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)?
- 35.True or false: five headlines all big makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🖼️ 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)?
- 37.True or false: a clear focal point makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🖼️ A poster is 43 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 39.True or false: facts as a simple chart makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🖼️ A layout has 45 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
Answer key
- 10
- 4
- less clear layout
- True
- pale grey on white
- big and bold
- the main headline
- True
- high-contrast colours
- 7
- True
- False
- False
- 6
- a simple bar chart
- 15
- 11
- False
- 50
- clearer layout
- no space between items
- 51
- 6
- less clear layout
- less clear layout
- less clear layout
- one big headline
- facts shown as pictures
- text over a busy photo
- 5
- 5
- 2
- clearer layout
- 42
- False
- 58
- True
- 41
- True
- 9
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