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 is 42 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 2.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) ten colours at random (b) pale grey on white (c) facts scattered anywhere (d) a clear focal point
- 3.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: a clear focal point? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 4.🖼️ A layout has 65 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 5.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) icons with short labels (b) no space between items (c) ten colours at random (d) five headlines all big
- 6.True or false: facts as a simple chart makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🖼️ A poster is 60 cm wide with a 3 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 8.🖼️ What should a reader see first on a poster? (a) the margin (b) the page number (c) the main headline (d) the small print
- 9.🖼️ A poster must be read from far away. Its headline should be … (a) hidden (b) big and bold (c) in many fonts (d) tiny and pale
- 10.True or false: one big headline makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 10 students. How long is the bar for 130 students (in cm)?
- 12.True or false: no space between items makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: facts scattered anywhere? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 14.True or false: plenty of white space makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🖼️ A poster is 47 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 16.🖼️ A layout has 23 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 17.🖼️ A poster is 25 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 18.🖼️ A poster is 53 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 19.True or false: one big headline makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 20.True or false: long blocks of tiny text makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 21.True or false: five headlines all big makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🖼️ 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)?
- 23.🖼️ 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)?
- 24.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) facts scattered anywhere (b) five headlines all big (c) one big headline (d) ten colours at random
- 25.🖼️ A poster is 39 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 26.🖼️ A poster is 25 cm wide with a 3 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 27.🖼️ A layout has 46 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 28.🖼️ A layout has 25 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 29.🖼️ A poster is 37 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 30.True or false: facts as a simple chart makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: high-contrast colours? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 32.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 50 students. How long is the bar for 500 students (in cm)?
- 33.🖼️ What is an infographic? (a) a long essay (b) a type of camera (c) a song (d) facts shown as pictures
- 34.🖼️ A poster is 47 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 35.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 10 students. How long is the bar for 100 students (in cm)?
- 36.🖼️ A layout has 54 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 37.True or false: a clear focal point makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 20 students. How long is the bar for 60 students (in cm)?
- 39.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (b) plenty of white space (c) text over a busy photo (d) facts as a simple chart
- 40.True or false: pale grey on white makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- 34
- a clear focal point
- clearer layout
- 14
- icons with short labels
- False
- 54
- the main headline
- big and bold
- False
- 13
- True
- less clear layout
- False
- 43
- 10
- 23
- 43
- True
- False
- True
- 4
- 7
- one big headline
- 29
- 19
- 10
- 11
- 27
- True
- clearer layout
- 10
- facts shown as pictures
- 39
- 10
- 12
- True
- 3
- text over a busy photo
- True
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