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 margin (b) the page number (c) the main headline (d) the small print
- 2.🖼️ A layout has 29 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 3.🖼️ A layout has 16 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 4.True or false: ten colours at random makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🖼️ 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)?
- 6.True or false: one big headline makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 7.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) plenty of white space (b) one big headline (c) text over a busy photo (d) facts as a simple chart
- 8.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: pale grey on white? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 9.True or false: high-contrast colours makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 10.True or false: icons with short labels makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🖼️ A poster is 53 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 12.🖼️ A layout has 39 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 13.True or false: one big headline makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🖼️ 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)?
- 15.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: text over a busy photo? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 16.True or false: long blocks of tiny text makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 17.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) facts as a simple chart (b) five headlines all big (c) a clear focal point (d) one big headline
- 18.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: high-contrast colours? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 19.🖼️ A poster must be read from far away. Its headline should be … (a) tiny and pale (b) in many fonts (c) hidden (d) big and bold
- 20.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 50 students. How long is the bar for 750 students (in cm)?
- 21.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) five headlines all big (b) long blocks of tiny text (c) facts scattered anywhere (d) high-contrast colours
- 22.True or false: text over a busy photo makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🖼️ A poster is 51 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 24.🖼️ A poster is 31 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 25.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 5 students. How long is the bar for 40 students (in cm)?
- 26.🖼️ What is an infographic? (a) facts shown as pictures (b) a type of camera (c) a long essay (d) a song
- 27.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) long blocks of tiny text (b) a clear focal point (c) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (d) high-contrast colours
- 28.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 50 students. How long is the bar for 650 students (in cm)?
- 29.🖼️ A layout has 19 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 30.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) long blocks of tiny text (b) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (c) pale grey on white (d) ten colours at random
- 31.True or false: text over a busy photo makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: five headlines all big? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 33.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 10 students. How long is the bar for 20 students (in cm)?
- 34.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 20 students. How long is the bar for 220 students (in cm)?
- 35.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: ten colours at random? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 36.True or false: pale grey on white makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 2 students. How long is the bar for 26 students (in cm)?
- 38.🖼️ A layout has 19 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 39.True or false: plenty of white space makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 40.True or false: facts as a simple chart makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- the main headline
- 9
- 4
- True
- 4
- True
- text over a busy photo
- less clear layout
- False
- False
- 49
- 11
- False
- 13
- less clear layout
- True
- five headlines all big
- clearer layout
- big and bold
- 15
- high-contrast colours
- True
- 49
- 21
- 8
- facts shown as pictures
- long blocks of tiny text
- 13
- 8
- steps numbered 1, 2, 3
- False
- less clear layout
- 2
- 11
- less clear layout
- True
- 13
- 9
- False
- False
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