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 27 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 2.True or false: icons with short labels makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🖼️ A poster is 51 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: facts scattered anywhere makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🖼️ 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)?
- 6.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 10 students. How long is the bar for 90 students (in cm)?
- 7.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 50 students. How long is the bar for 350 students (in cm)?
- 8.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) facts scattered anywhere (b) a clear focal point (c) ten colours at random (d) no space between items
- 9.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 2 students. How long is the bar for 2 students (in cm)?
- 10.True or false: ten colours at random makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: icons with short labels? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 12.True or false: no space between items makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: long blocks of tiny text? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 14.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: text over a busy photo? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 15.True or false: high-contrast colours makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 16.True or false: a clear focal point makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 17.True or false: facts as a simple chart makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 18.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) pale grey on white (b) no space between items (c) plenty of white space (d) text over a busy photo
- 19.🖼️ Which is best for comparing numbers in an infographic? (a) a random photo (b) a curly font (c) a long paragraph (d) a simple bar chart
- 20.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 5 students. How long is the bar for 65 students (in cm)?
- 21.🖼️ The margin of a poster is … (a) the title (b) the space at the edges (c) the main photo (d) the colour
- 22.True or false: a clear focal point makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🖼️ A poster is 58 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 24.True or false: five headlines all big makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🖼️ A poster is 32 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 26.🖼️ A layout has 28 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 27.True or false: facts scattered anywhere makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🖼️ What should a reader see first on a poster? (a) the margin (b) the main headline (c) the page number (d) the small print
- 29.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) text over a busy photo (b) long blocks of tiny text (c) ten colours at random (d) one big headline
- 30.True or false: high-contrast colours makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🖼️ A layout has 58 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 32.🖼️ A poster is 36 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 33.🖼️ 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
- 34.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) long blocks of tiny text (b) high-contrast colours (c) one big headline (d) icons with short labels
- 35.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 20 students. How long is the bar for 300 students (in cm)?
- 36.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) five headlines all big (b) plenty of white space (c) high-contrast colours (d) facts as a simple chart
- 37.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: plenty of white space? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 38.True or false: one big headline makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🖼️ 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)?
- 40.🖼️ A layout has 32 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
Answer key
- 6
- True
- 41
- True
- 44
- 9
- 7
- a clear focal point
- 1
- False
- clearer layout
- False
- less clear layout
- less clear layout
- True
- False
- False
- plenty of white space
- a simple bar chart
- 13
- the space at the edges
- True
- 56
- True
- 24
- 8
- False
- the main headline
- one big headline
- False
- 13
- 34
- big and bold
- long blocks of tiny text
- 15
- five headlines all big
- clearer layout
- False
- 5
- 10
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