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) ten colours at random (b) five headlines all big (c) icons with short labels (d) facts scattered anywhere
- 2.🖼️ Which is best for comparing numbers in an infographic? (a) a simple bar chart (b) a long paragraph (c) a random photo (d) a curly font
- 3.🖼️ A poster is 23 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 4.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: plenty of white space? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 5.True or false: one big headline makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🖼️ A poster is 28 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 7.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) five headlines all big (b) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (c) no space between items (d) pale grey on white
- 8.🖼️ A layout has 23 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 9.🖼️ A poster must be read from far away. Its headline should be … (a) in many fonts (b) tiny and pale (c) big and bold (d) hidden
- 10.🖼️ A poster is 23 cm wide with a 3 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 11.🖼️ A poster is 36 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 12.True or false: plenty of white space makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🖼️ A layout has 66 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 14.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) high-contrast colours (b) facts scattered anywhere (c) facts as a simple chart (d) icons with short labels
- 15.🖼️ The margin of a poster is … (a) the title (b) the main photo (c) the colour (d) the space at the edges
- 16.🖼️ A layout has 24 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 17.🖼️ 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)?
- 18.🖼️ A layout has 32 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 19.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 50 students. How long is the bar for 250 students (in cm)?
- 20.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: ten colours at random? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 21.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 20 students. How long is the bar for 20 students (in cm)?
- 22.🖼️ What should a reader see first on a poster? (a) the small print (b) the page number (c) the margin (d) the main headline
- 23.🖼️ A layout has 49 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 24.🖼️ A layout has 20 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 25.True or false: high-contrast colours makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 2 students. How long is the bar for 6 students (in cm)?
- 27.🖼️ A layout has 59 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 28.🖼️ 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)?
- 29.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) ten colours at random (b) pale grey on white (c) facts as a simple chart (d) text over a busy photo
- 30.True or false: plenty of white space makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 5 students. How long is the bar for 20 students (in cm)?
- 32.🖼️ A layout has 43 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 33.🖼️ What is an infographic? (a) a long essay (b) a song (c) a type of camera (d) facts shown as pictures
- 34.True or false: five headlines all big makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 2 students. How long is the bar for 26 students (in cm)?
- 36.True or false: long blocks of tiny text makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 37.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) long blocks of tiny text (b) a clear focal point (c) no space between items (d) ten colours at random
- 38.🖼️ 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)?
- 39.🖼️ A poster is 32 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 40.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) long blocks of tiny text (b) pale grey on white (c) no space between items (d) one big headline
Answer key
- icons with short labels
- a simple bar chart
- 13
- clearer layout
- True
- 26
- steps numbered 1, 2, 3
- 5
- big and bold
- 17
- 28
- False
- 15
- facts scattered anywhere
- the space at the edges
- 6
- 26
- 10
- 5
- less clear layout
- 1
- the main headline
- 15
- 9
- True
- 3
- 14
- 10
- facts as a simple chart
- True
- 4
- 10
- facts shown as pictures
- True
- 13
- False
- a clear focal point
- 9
- 30
- one big headline
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