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) no space between items (d) one big headline
- 2.🖼️ 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)?
- 3.🖼️ A poster is 56 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 4.True or false: icons with short labels makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🖼️ The margin of a poster is … (a) the main photo (b) the title (c) the space at the edges (d) the colour
- 6.True or false: plenty of white space makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 7.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (b) a clear focal point (c) facts scattered anywhere (d) plenty of white space
- 8.🖼️ A poster is 27 cm wide with a 3 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 9.True or false: steps numbered 1, 2, 3 makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🖼️ Which is best for comparing numbers in an infographic? (a) a simple bar chart (b) a random photo (c) a curly font (d) a long paragraph
- 11.🖼️ A poster is 42 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 12.True or false: no space between items makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 13.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) ten colours at random (b) text over a busy photo (c) no space between items (d) facts as a simple chart
- 14.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 100 students. How long is the bar for 600 students (in cm)?
- 15.🖼️ A layout has 46 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 16.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 5 students. How long is the bar for 45 students (in cm)?
- 17.🖼️ What should a reader see first on a poster? (a) the small print (b) the main headline (c) the page number (d) the margin
- 18.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) a clear focal point (b) high-contrast colours (c) plenty of white space (d) text over a busy photo
- 19.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: facts as a simple chart? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 20.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 100 students. How long is the bar for 1100 students (in cm)?
- 21.🖼️ A layout has 34 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 22.🖼️ A poster must be read from far away. Its headline should be … (a) in many fonts (b) big and bold (c) hidden (d) tiny and pale
- 23.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) facts scattered anywhere (b) ten colours at random (c) five headlines all big (d) high-contrast colours
- 24.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) a clear focal point (b) icons with short labels (c) high-contrast colours (d) no space between items
- 25.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: facts scattered anywhere? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 26.🖼️ 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)?
- 27.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: one big headline? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 28.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: text over a busy photo? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 29.🖼️ What is an infographic? (a) a song (b) a type of camera (c) facts shown as pictures (d) a long essay
- 30.True or false: facts scattered anywhere makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🖼️ A poster is 50 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 32.True or false: text over a busy photo makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🖼️ A layout has 35 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 34.🖼️ 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)?
- 35.True or false: a clear focal point makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🖼️ 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)?
- 37.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) plenty of white space (b) a clear focal point (c) one big headline (d) pale grey on white
- 38.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: pale grey on white? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 39.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 20 students. How long is the bar for 280 students (in cm)?
- 40.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) ten colours at random (b) high-contrast colours (c) facts as a simple chart (d) icons with short labels
Answer key
- one big headline
- 23
- 46
- True
- the space at the edges
- False
- facts scattered anywhere
- 21
- True
- a simple bar chart
- 38
- False
- facts as a simple chart
- 6
- 10
- 9
- the main headline
- text over a busy photo
- clearer layout
- 11
- 10
- big and bold
- high-contrast colours
- no space between items
- less clear layout
- 26
- clearer layout
- less clear layout
- facts shown as pictures
- False
- 46
- False
- 11
- 5
- False
- 13
- pale grey on white
- less clear layout
- 14
- ten colours at random
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