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.True or false: facts as a simple chart makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🖼️ A poster must be read from far away. Its headline should be … (a) in many fonts (b) big and bold (c) tiny and pale (d) hidden
- 3.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: text over a busy photo? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 4.True or false: five headlines all big makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 2 students. How long is the bar for 2 students (in cm)?
- 6.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: facts as a simple chart? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 7.🖼️ A poster is 40 cm wide with a 3 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 8.🖼️ A poster is 36 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 9.🖼️ A layout has 31 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.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: facts scattered anywhere? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 11.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) facts scattered anywhere (b) pale grey on white (c) plenty of white space (d) ten colours at random
- 12.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) one big headline (b) text over a busy photo (c) ten colours at random (d) pale grey on white
- 13.True or false: no space between items makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🖼️ A poster is 30 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 15.🖼️ A layout has 20 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 16.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: icons with short labels? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 17.🖼️ What is an infographic? (a) a song (b) a long essay (c) facts shown as pictures (d) a type of camera
- 18.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) plenty of white space (b) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (c) facts as a simple chart (d) long blocks of tiny text
- 19.🖼️ What should a reader see first on a poster? (a) the page number (b) the small print (c) the main headline (d) the margin
- 20.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: plenty of white space? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 21.True or false: ten colours at random makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🖼️ The margin of a poster is … (a) the title (b) the main photo (c) the colour (d) the space at the edges
- 23.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: long blocks of tiny text? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 24.True or false: facts scattered anywhere makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🖼️ Which is best for comparing numbers in an infographic? (a) a random photo (b) a simple bar chart (c) a curly font (d) a long paragraph
- 26.🖼️ A layout has 19 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 27.🖼️ A layout has 28 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 28.🖼️ A layout has 15 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 29.True or false: one big headline makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🖼️ A layout has 13 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 31.🖼️ A poster is 20 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 32.🖼️ A layout has 23 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 33.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 100 students. How long is the bar for 300 students (in cm)?
- 34.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) five headlines all big (b) text over a busy photo (c) icons with short labels (d) facts scattered anywhere
- 35.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) one big headline (b) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (c) no space between items (d) high-contrast colours
- 36.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 2 students. How long is the bar for 18 students (in cm)?
- 37.🖼️ 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)?
- 38.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) pale grey on white (b) text over a busy photo (c) high-contrast colours (d) facts scattered anywhere
- 39.🖼️ A poster is 30 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 40.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 20 students. How long is the bar for 260 students (in cm)?
Answer key
- True
- big and bold
- less clear layout
- False
- 1
- clearer layout
- 34
- 28
- 14
- less clear layout
- plenty of white space
- one big headline
- False
- 26
- 6
- clearer layout
- facts shown as pictures
- long blocks of tiny text
- the main headline
- clearer layout
- True
- the space at the edges
- less clear layout
- True
- a simple bar chart
- 4
- 13
- 7
- False
- 6
- 16
- 11
- 3
- icons with short labels
- no space between items
- 9
- 4
- high-contrast colours
- 22
- 13
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