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.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (b) pale grey on white (c) ten colours at random (d) text over a busy photo
- 2.🖼️ The margin of a poster is … (a) the space at the edges (b) the main photo (c) the colour (d) the title
- 3.🖼️ A layout has 22 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 4.🖼️ A poster must be read from far away. Its headline should be … (a) big and bold (b) tiny and pale (c) hidden (d) in many fonts
- 5.True or false: steps numbered 1, 2, 3 makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 6.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (b) high-contrast colours (c) a clear focal point (d) no space between items
- 7.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 20 students. How long is the bar for 80 students (in cm)?
- 8.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 100 students. How long is the bar for 500 students (in cm)?
- 9.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 100 students. How long is the bar for 1400 students (in cm)?
- 10.🖼️ A poster is 52 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 11.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: steps numbered 1, 2, 3? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 12.🖼️ What should a reader see first on a poster? (a) the small print (b) the main headline (c) the page number (d) the margin
- 13.🖼️ A layout has 31 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 14.🖼️ A layout has 26 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 15.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: pale grey on white? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 16.🖼️ A poster is 59 cm wide with a 3 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 17.True or false: high-contrast colours makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🖼️ A poster is 44 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: one big headline? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 20.🖼️ A layout has 25 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 21.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: high-contrast colours? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 22.True or false: icons with short labels makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: facts as a simple chart? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 24.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) text over a busy photo (b) facts scattered anywhere (c) a clear focal point (d) five headlines all big
- 25.🖼️ 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)?
- 26.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (b) ten colours at random (c) a clear focal point (d) icons with short labels
- 27.🖼️ Which is best for comparing numbers in an infographic? (a) a curly font (b) a simple bar chart (c) a random photo (d) a long paragraph
- 28.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) plenty of white space (b) no space between items (c) facts scattered anywhere (d) ten colours at random
- 29.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 50 students. How long is the bar for 350 students (in cm)?
- 30.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) five headlines all big (b) facts as a simple chart (c) plenty of white space (d) one big headline
- 31.🖼️ 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)?
- 32.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: plenty of white space? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 33.True or false: ten colours at random makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 34.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) icons with short labels (b) text over a busy photo (c) a clear focal point (d) one big headline
- 35.🖼️ A poster is 21 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 36.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: no space between items? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 37.🖼️ A poster is 50 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 38.🖼️ A layout has 61 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 39.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) no space between items (b) five headlines all big (c) icons with short labels (d) text over a busy photo
- 40.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) one big headline (b) pale grey on white (c) five headlines all big (d) text over a busy photo
Answer key
- steps numbered 1, 2, 3
- the space at the edges
- 4
- big and bold
- True
- no space between items
- 4
- 5
- 14
- 50
- clearer layout
- the main headline
- 7
- 12
- less clear layout
- 53
- False
- 38
- clearer layout
- 12
- clearer layout
- True
- clearer layout
- a clear focal point
- 9
- ten colours at random
- a simple bar chart
- plenty of white space
- 7
- five headlines all big
- 15
- clearer layout
- True
- text over a busy photo
- 19
- less clear layout
- 46
- 13
- icons with short labels
- one big headline
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