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.🖼️ A layout has 25 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 2.🖼️ 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)?
- 3.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) text over a busy photo (b) five headlines all big (c) one big headline (d) facts scattered anywhere
- 4.🖼️ What should a reader see first on a poster? (a) the page number (b) the margin (c) the small print (d) the main headline
- 5.True or false: pale grey on white makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 6.True or false: five headlines all big makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 7.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) a clear focal point (b) facts scattered anywhere (c) facts as a simple chart (d) one big headline
- 8.🖼️ A poster must be read from far away. Its headline should be … (a) big and bold (b) tiny and pale (c) in many fonts (d) hidden
- 9.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 20 students. How long is the bar for 80 students (in cm)?
- 10.🖼️ A poster is 32 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 11.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: five headlines all big? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 12.🖼️ A layout has 31 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 13.True or false: facts scattered anywhere makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🖼️ A layout has 57 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 15.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) facts scattered anywhere (b) icons with short labels (c) long blocks of tiny text (d) no space between items
- 16.🖼️ A poster is 47 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 17.🖼️ Which is best for comparing numbers in an infographic? (a) a random photo (b) a simple bar chart (c) a long paragraph (d) a curly font
- 18.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: no space between items? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 19.True or false: text over a busy photo makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 20.True or false: no space between items makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🖼️ 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)?
- 22.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) a clear focal point (b) five headlines all big (c) ten colours at random (d) text over a busy photo
- 23.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 50 students. How long is the bar for 700 students (in cm)?
- 24.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 2 students. How long is the bar for 26 students (in cm)?
- 25.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: facts scattered anywhere? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 26.🖼️ The margin of a poster is … (a) the space at the edges (b) the main photo (c) the colour (d) the title
- 27.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) icons with short labels (b) a clear focal point (c) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (d) ten colours at random
- 28.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 5 students. How long is the bar for 45 students (in cm)?
- 29.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: long blocks of tiny text? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 30.🖼️ A poster is 45 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 31.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: facts as a simple chart? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 32.True or false: no space between items makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 2 students. How long is the bar for 14 students (in cm)?
- 34.🖼️ A poster is 57 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 35.🖼️ 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)?
- 36.🖼️ A layout has 61 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 37.🖼️ A poster is 35 cm wide with a 3 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 38.🖼️ A layout has 53 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 39.True or false: facts as a simple chart makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 40.True or false: facts scattered anywhere makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- 12
- 35
- one big headline
- the main headline
- True
- True
- facts scattered anywhere
- big and bold
- 4
- 28
- less clear layout
- 15
- False
- 12
- icons with short labels
- 39
- a simple bar chart
- less clear layout
- True
- False
- 10
- a clear focal point
- 14
- 13
- less clear layout
- the space at the edges
- ten colours at random
- 9
- less clear layout
- 37
- clearer layout
- True
- 7
- 47
- 54
- 13
- 29
- 11
- False
- True
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