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: high-contrast colours makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🖼️ Which is best for comparing numbers in an infographic? (a) a curly font (b) a random photo (c) a long paragraph (d) a simple bar chart
- 3.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 2 students. How long is the bar for 26 students (in cm)?
- 4.🖼️ What should a reader see first on a poster? (a) the margin (b) the page number (c) the small print (d) the main headline
- 5.True or false: facts as a simple chart makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🖼️ A poster is 26 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 7.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) long blocks of tiny text (b) icons with short labels (c) no space between items (d) ten colours at random
- 8.True or false: no space between items makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🖼️ A layout has 31 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 10.🖼️ What is an infographic? (a) facts shown as pictures (b) a type of camera (c) a song (d) a long essay
- 11.🖼️ A poster is 41 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 12.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: facts scattered anywhere? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 13.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) high-contrast colours (b) plenty of white space (c) facts scattered anywhere (d) a clear focal point
- 14.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) five headlines all big (b) facts scattered anywhere (c) a clear focal point (d) ten colours at random
- 15.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) five headlines all big (b) facts scattered anywhere (c) text over a busy photo (d) one big headline
- 16.🖼️ The margin of a poster is … (a) the space at the edges (b) the main photo (c) the title (d) the colour
- 17.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: icons with short labels? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 18.True or false: one big headline makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: one big headline? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 20.🖼️ 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)?
- 21.🖼️ A poster is 50 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 22.🖼️ A layout has 63 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 23.True or false: pale grey on white makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 24.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) plenty of white space (b) facts scattered anywhere (c) five headlines all big (d) text over a busy photo
- 25.True or false: a clear focal point makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🖼️ A poster is 56 cm wide with a 3 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 27.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) ten colours at random (b) long blocks of tiny text (c) high-contrast colours (d) five headlines all big
- 28.🖼️ A layout has 21 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 29.True or false: no space between items makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 30.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) facts as a simple chart (b) one big headline (c) a clear focal point (d) text over a busy photo
- 31.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: ten colours at random? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 32.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: plenty of white space? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 33.🖼️ 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)?
- 34.True or false: long blocks of tiny text makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🖼️ A layout has 15 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 36.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: facts as a simple chart? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 37.True or false: five headlines all big makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 50 students. How long is the bar for 750 students (in cm)?
- 39.🖼️ A poster is 53 cm wide with a 3 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 40.🖼️ A poster is 34 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
Answer key
- False
- a simple bar chart
- 13
- the main headline
- False
- 16
- icons with short labels
- False
- 14
- facts shown as pictures
- 39
- less clear layout
- facts scattered anywhere
- a clear focal point
- one big headline
- the space at the edges
- clearer layout
- True
- clearer layout
- 11
- 40
- 15
- True
- plenty of white space
- False
- 50
- high-contrast colours
- 9
- True
- text over a busy photo
- less clear layout
- clearer layout
- 13
- False
- 7
- clearer layout
- True
- 15
- 47
- 30
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