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 34 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 2.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) text over a busy photo (b) five headlines all big (c) facts scattered anywhere (d) steps numbered 1, 2, 3
- 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.🖼️ What should a reader see first on a poster? (a) the page number (b) the small print (c) the margin (d) the main headline
- 5.🖼️ The margin of a poster is … (a) the title (b) the space at the edges (c) the main photo (d) the colour
- 6.🖼️ 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)?
- 7.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) icons with short labels (b) plenty of white space (c) high-contrast colours (d) pale grey on white
- 8.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: five headlines all big? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 9.True or false: icons with short labels makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 20 students. How long is the bar for 40 students (in cm)?
- 11.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 5 students. How long is the bar for 75 students (in cm)?
- 12.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) no space between items (b) pale grey on white (c) icons with short labels (d) facts scattered anywhere
- 13.🖼️ A layout has 29 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 14.True or false: ten colours at random makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 15.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) ten colours at random (b) no space between items (c) one big headline (d) text over a busy photo
- 16.True or false: long blocks of tiny text makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🖼️ A poster is 28 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 18.🖼️ A poster is 25 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 19.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: facts scattered anywhere? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 20.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 20 students. How long is the bar for 220 students (in cm)?
- 21.🖼️ A poster is 34 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 22.🖼️ A poster is 30 cm wide with a 3 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 23.🖼️ A poster is 21 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 24.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 20 students. How long is the bar for 20 students (in cm)?
- 25.🖼️ A poster is 24 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 26.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) ten colours at random (b) facts as a simple chart (c) facts scattered anywhere (d) text over a busy photo
- 27.🖼️ Which is best for comparing numbers in an infographic? (a) a long paragraph (b) a random photo (c) a curly font (d) a simple bar chart
- 28.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) high-contrast colours (b) plenty of white space (c) no space between items (d) icons with short labels
- 29.🖼️ A poster must be read from far away. Its headline should be … (a) tiny and pale (b) hidden (c) big and bold (d) in many fonts
- 30.True or false: one big headline makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🖼️ A layout has 18 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 32.True or false: a clear focal point makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🖼️ A layout has 21 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 34.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: facts as a simple chart? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 35.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 2 students. How long is the bar for 22 students (in cm)?
- 36.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 20 students. How long is the bar for 260 students (in cm)?
- 37.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: icons with short labels? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 38.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 20 students. How long is the bar for 140 students (in cm)?
- 39.🖼️ What is an infographic? (a) a long essay (b) a song (c) a type of camera (d) facts shown as pictures
- 40.🖼️ A layout has 13 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
Answer key
- 7
- steps numbered 1, 2, 3
- 41
- the main headline
- the space at the edges
- 12
- pale grey on white
- less clear layout
- False
- 2
- 15
- icons with short labels
- 13
- True
- one big headline
- False
- 20
- 21
- less clear layout
- 11
- 26
- 24
- 13
- 1
- 20
- facts as a simple chart
- a simple bar chart
- no space between items
- big and bold
- False
- 4
- False
- 5
- clearer layout
- 11
- 13
- clearer layout
- 7
- facts shown as pictures
- 6
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