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.🖼️ What should a reader see first on a poster? (a) the small print (b) the margin (c) the main headline (d) the page number
- 2.🖼️ A poster is 58 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 3.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) one big headline (b) text over a busy photo (c) plenty of white space (d) high-contrast colours
- 4.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) five headlines all big (b) no space between items (c) icons with short labels (d) ten colours at random
- 5.🖼️ A layout has 22 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 6.🖼️ A poster must be read from far away. Its headline should be … (a) in many fonts (b) hidden (c) tiny and pale (d) big and bold
- 7.🖼️ Which is best for comparing numbers in an infographic? (a) a simple bar chart (b) a curly font (c) a long paragraph (d) a random photo
- 8.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) five headlines all big (b) one big headline (c) long blocks of tiny text (d) ten colours at random
- 9.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) ten colours at random (b) plenty of white space (c) facts scattered anywhere (d) long blocks of tiny text
- 10.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: one big headline? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 11.True or false: a clear focal point makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 12.True or false: pale grey on white makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 13.True or false: facts as a simple chart makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🖼️ A poster is 56 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 15.🖼️ A layout has 21 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 16.🖼️ A layout has 21 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 57 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 18.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: ten colours at random? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 19.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: facts as a simple chart? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 20.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: long blocks of tiny text? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 21.🖼️ A layout has 36 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 22.🖼️ The margin of a poster is … (a) the main photo (b) the colour (c) the space at the edges (d) the title
- 23.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) a clear focal point (b) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (c) no space between items (d) one big headline
- 24.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 50 students. How long is the bar for 400 students (in cm)?
- 25.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: pale grey on white? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 26.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 10 students. How long is the bar for 140 students (in cm)?
- 27.🖼️ A layout has 45 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 28.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 100 students. How long is the bar for 600 students (in cm)?
- 29.🖼️ A layout has 41 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 30.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: steps numbered 1, 2, 3? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 31.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: no space between items? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 32.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) a clear focal point (b) long blocks of tiny text (c) plenty of white space (d) one big headline
- 33.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 100 students. How long is the bar for 1300 students (in cm)?
- 34.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 20 students. How long is the bar for 120 students (in cm)?
- 35.True or false: one big headline makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🖼️ 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)?
- 37.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: a clear focal point? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 38.True or false: ten colours at random makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 39.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) icons with short labels (b) plenty of white space (c) one big headline (d) facts scattered anywhere
- 40.🖼️ A layout has 29 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
Answer key
- the main headline
- 54
- text over a busy photo
- icons with short labels
- 10
- big and bold
- a simple bar chart
- one big headline
- plenty of white space
- clearer layout
- False
- False
- True
- 48
- 10
- 9
- 53
- less clear layout
- clearer layout
- less clear layout
- 10
- the space at the edges
- no space between items
- 8
- less clear layout
- 14
- 13
- 6
- 13
- clearer layout
- less clear layout
- long blocks of tiny text
- 13
- 6
- True
- 45
- clearer layout
- True
- facts scattered anywhere
- 14
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