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