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 must be read from far away. Its headline should be … (a) in many fonts (b) big and bold (c) hidden (d) tiny and pale
- 2.🖼️ What is an infographic? (a) a long essay (b) a song (c) a type of camera (d) facts shown as pictures
- 3.🖼️ What should a reader see first on a poster? (a) the margin (b) the main headline (c) the page number (d) the small print
- 4.True or false: ten colours at random makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 5.True or false: icons with short labels makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 6.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) ten colours at random (b) a clear focal point (c) no space between items (d) long blocks of tiny text
- 7.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) high-contrast colours (b) a clear focal point (c) facts scattered anywhere (d) facts as a simple chart
- 8.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: high-contrast colours? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 9.🖼️ A layout has 19 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 10.🖼️ A poster is 25 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 11.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) no space between items (b) high-contrast colours (c) facts as a simple chart (d) a clear focal point
- 12.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: pale grey on white? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 13.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) high-contrast colours (b) one big headline (c) text over a busy photo (d) plenty of white space
- 14.True or false: high-contrast colours makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 15.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) five headlines all big (b) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (c) ten colours at random (d) no space between items
- 16.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: five headlines all big? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 17.🖼️ Which is best for comparing numbers in an infographic? (a) a curly font (b) a long paragraph (c) a random photo (d) a simple bar chart
- 18.🖼️ A poster is 29 cm wide with a 3 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 19.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: text over a busy photo? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 20.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) five headlines all big (b) one big headline (c) facts as a simple chart (d) steps numbered 1, 2, 3
- 21.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 20 students. How long is the bar for 120 students (in cm)?
- 22.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 20 students. How long is the bar for 260 students (in cm)?
- 23.🖼️ A poster is 33 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 24.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 50 students. How long is the bar for 400 students (in cm)?
- 25.True or false: one big headline makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🖼️ A layout has 18 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 27.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 20 students. How long is the bar for 160 students (in cm)?
- 28.🖼️ A poster is 24 cm wide with a 3 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 29.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: icons with short labels? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 30.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: long blocks of tiny text? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 31.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 50 students. How long is the bar for 50 students (in cm)?
- 32.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) pale grey on white (b) plenty of white space (c) facts scattered anywhere (d) long blocks of tiny text
- 33.🖼️ 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)?
- 34.True or false: a clear focal point makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: steps numbered 1, 2, 3? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 36.🖼️ The margin of a poster is … (a) the title (b) the main photo (c) the colour (d) the space at the edges
- 37.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: plenty of white space? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 38.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) five headlines all big (b) facts as a simple chart (c) facts scattered anywhere (d) long blocks of tiny text
- 39.🖼️ A poster is 55 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 40.True or false: pale grey on white makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- big and bold
- facts shown as pictures
- the main headline
- True
- False
- a clear focal point
- facts scattered anywhere
- clearer layout
- 8
- 17
- no space between items
- less clear layout
- text over a busy photo
- True
- steps numbered 1, 2, 3
- less clear layout
- a simple bar chart
- 23
- less clear layout
- five headlines all big
- 6
- 13
- 23
- 8
- True
- 4
- 8
- 18
- clearer layout
- less clear layout
- 1
- plenty of white space
- 15
- True
- clearer layout
- the space at the edges
- clearer layout
- facts as a simple chart
- 45
- False
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