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 less clear layout? (a) high-contrast colours (b) icons with short labels (c) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (d) text over a busy photo
- 2.🖼️ What should a reader see first on a poster? (a) the small print (b) the main headline (c) the page number (d) the margin
- 3.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) facts as a simple chart (b) a clear focal point (c) no space between items (d) steps numbered 1, 2, 3
- 4.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: one big headline? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 5.🖼️ A poster is 29 cm wide with a 3 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 6.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) text over a busy photo (b) no space between items (c) plenty of white space (d) five headlines all big
- 7.🖼️ A poster is 30 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 8.🖼️ A layout has 25 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 9.🖼️ A layout has 26 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 10.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) facts as a simple chart (b) long blocks of tiny text (c) ten colours at random (d) facts scattered anywhere
- 11.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: high-contrast colours? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 12.True or false: icons with short labels makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🖼️ A layout has 43 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 14.🖼️ 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)?
- 15.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 2 students. How long is the bar for 8 students (in cm)?
- 16.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: icons with short labels? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 17.🖼️ What is an infographic? (a) a song (b) a long essay (c) facts shown as pictures (d) a type of camera
- 18.True or false: facts as a simple chart makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: facts as a simple chart? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 20.True or false: long blocks of tiny text makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 21.True or false: pale grey on white makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🖼️ 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)?
- 23.🖼️ A layout has 28 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 24.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) high-contrast colours (b) text over a busy photo (c) facts scattered anywhere (d) five headlines all big
- 25.True or false: long blocks of tiny text makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: ten colours at random? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 27.🖼️ A poster is 52 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 28.🖼️ Which is best for comparing numbers in an infographic? (a) a curly font (b) a simple bar chart (c) a long paragraph (d) a random photo
- 29.🖼️ A layout has 18 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 30.🖼️ The margin of a poster is … (a) the main photo (b) the title (c) the space at the edges (d) the colour
- 31.True or false: high-contrast colours makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 2 students. How long is the bar for 14 students (in cm)?
- 33.🖼️ A layout has 51 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 34.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) five headlines all big (b) facts as a simple chart (c) one big headline (d) steps numbered 1, 2, 3
- 35.🖼️ 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)?
- 36.🖼️ A layout has 11 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 37.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 5 students. How long is the bar for 70 students (in cm)?
- 38.🖼️ A poster is 45 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 39.True or false: five headlines all big makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🖼️ A layout has 42 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
Answer key
- text over a busy photo
- the main headline
- no space between items
- clearer layout
- 23
- plenty of white space
- 26
- 4
- 12
- facts as a simple chart
- clearer layout
- True
- 13
- 45
- 4
- clearer layout
- facts shown as pictures
- False
- clearer layout
- False
- False
- 8
- 13
- high-contrast colours
- True
- less clear layout
- 44
- a simple bar chart
- 8
- the space at the edges
- False
- 7
- 12
- five headlines all big
- 34
- 5
- 14
- 35
- False
- 9
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