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.True or false: facts scattered anywhere makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 2.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) facts scattered anywhere (b) facts as a simple chart (c) ten colours at random (d) pale grey on white
- 3.True or false: one big headline makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🖼️ A layout has 14 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 5.🖼️ A layout has 19 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 6.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: facts scattered anywhere? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 7.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: facts as a simple chart? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 8.🖼️ A poster is 60 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 9.True or false: a clear focal point makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 10.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) ten colours at random (b) text over a busy photo (c) facts scattered anywhere (d) a clear focal point
- 11.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 10 students. How long is the bar for 140 students (in cm)?
- 12.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) plenty of white space (b) high-contrast colours (c) long blocks of tiny text (d) facts as a simple chart
- 13.True or false: no space between items makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 14.True or false: text over a busy photo makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: five headlines all big? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 16.True or false: plenty of white space makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 20 students. How long is the bar for 180 students (in cm)?
- 18.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 100 students. How long is the bar for 1100 students (in cm)?
- 19.🖼️ The margin of a poster is … (a) the title (b) the main photo (c) the space at the edges (d) the colour
- 20.🖼️ A poster must be read from far away. Its headline should be … (a) hidden (b) tiny and pale (c) in many fonts (d) big and bold
- 21.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: icons with short labels? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 22.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: no space between items? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 23.🖼️ A poster is 27 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 24.🖼️ 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)?
- 25.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: plenty of white space? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 26.True or false: five headlines all big makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🖼️ A layout has 13 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 28.🖼️ A poster is 22 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 29.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) no space between items (b) a clear focal point (c) one big headline (d) facts as a simple chart
- 30.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 100 students. How long is the bar for 500 students (in cm)?
- 31.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: text over a busy photo? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 32.🖼️ What should a reader see first on a poster? (a) the small print (b) the margin (c) the main headline (d) the page number
- 33.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) ten colours at random (b) pale grey on white (c) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (d) five headlines all big
- 34.🖼️ 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)?
- 35.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: high-contrast colours? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 36.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: one big headline? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 37.🖼️ What is an infographic? (a) a song (b) facts shown as pictures (c) a long essay (d) a type of camera
- 38.True or false: icons with short labels makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 39.True or false: facts as a simple chart makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 40.True or false: facts as a simple chart makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- False
- facts as a simple chart
- True
- 4
- 9
- less clear layout
- clearer layout
- 56
- True
- a clear focal point
- 14
- long blocks of tiny text
- True
- False
- less clear layout
- False
- 9
- 11
- the space at the edges
- big and bold
- clearer layout
- less clear layout
- 17
- 13
- clearer layout
- False
- 5
- 18
- no space between items
- 5
- less clear layout
- the main headline
- steps numbered 1, 2, 3
- 8
- clearer layout
- clearer layout
- facts shown as pictures
- False
- True
- False
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