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 less clear layout? (a) plenty of white space (b) facts as a simple chart (c) pale grey on white (d) high-contrast colours
- 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.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 5 students. How long is the bar for 30 students (in cm)?
- 4.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) ten colours at random (b) one big headline (c) text over a busy photo (d) five headlines all big
- 5.🖼️ 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)?
- 6.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) icons with short labels (b) facts as a simple chart (c) text over a busy photo (d) high-contrast colours
- 7.True or false: plenty of white space makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 8.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) high-contrast colours (b) five headlines all big (c) text over a busy photo (d) no space between items
- 9.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 5 students. How long is the bar for 20 students (in cm)?
- 10.🖼️ Which is best for comparing numbers in an infographic? (a) a curly font (b) a random photo (c) a simple bar chart (d) a long paragraph
- 11.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) ten colours at random (b) high-contrast colours (c) a clear focal point (d) icons with short labels
- 12.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: icons with short labels? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 13.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: pale grey on white? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 14.🖼️ A poster must be read from far away. Its headline should be … (a) tiny and pale (b) big and bold (c) hidden (d) in many fonts
- 15.🖼️ A poster is 48 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 16.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 50 students. How long is the bar for 600 students (in cm)?
- 17.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) one big headline (b) a clear focal point (c) five headlines all big (d) high-contrast colours
- 18.🖼️ A poster is 59 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 19.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: high-contrast colours? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 20.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 5 students. How long is the bar for 75 students (in cm)?
- 21.🖼️ A poster is 31 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 22.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: one big headline? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 23.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: ten colours at random? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 24.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 100 students. How long is the bar for 1100 students (in cm)?
- 25.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: plenty of white space? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 26.🖼️ The margin of a poster is … (a) the colour (b) the main photo (c) the space at the edges (d) the title
- 27.True or false: high-contrast colours makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🖼️ A layout has 42 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 29.🖼️ A poster is 52 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 30.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) facts scattered anywhere (b) five headlines all big (c) plenty of white space (d) long blocks of tiny text
- 31.🖼️ A layout has 27 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.🖼️ A layout has 34 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 33.True or false: ten colours at random makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🖼️ 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)?
- 35.True or false: icons with short labels makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🖼️ What should a reader see first on a poster? (a) the small print (b) the page number (c) the margin (d) the main headline
- 37.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 50 students. How long is the bar for 400 students (in cm)?
- 38.🖼️ A poster is 36 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 39.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 50 students. How long is the bar for 550 students (in cm)?
- 40.True or false: facts as a simple chart makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- pale grey on white
- 4
- 6
- one big headline
- 16
- text over a busy photo
- False
- high-contrast colours
- 4
- a simple bar chart
- ten colours at random
- clearer layout
- less clear layout
- big and bold
- 46
- 12
- five headlines all big
- 55
- clearer layout
- 15
- 29
- clearer layout
- less clear layout
- 11
- clearer layout
- the space at the edges
- False
- 9
- 48
- plenty of white space
- 12
- 10
- True
- 15
- False
- the main headline
- 8
- 26
- 11
- False
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