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.🖼️ What should a reader see first on a poster? (a) the margin (b) the small print (c) the page number (d) the main headline
- 2.True or false: facts as a simple chart makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🖼️ A layout has 20 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 4.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: plenty of white space? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 5.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: icons with short labels? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 6.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: a clear focal point? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 7.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) text over a busy photo (b) long blocks of tiny text (c) facts as a simple chart (d) ten colours at random
- 8.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (b) text over a busy photo (c) high-contrast colours (d) facts as a simple chart
- 9.True or false: a clear focal point makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🖼️ Which is best for comparing numbers in an infographic? (a) a simple bar chart (b) a curly font (c) a long paragraph (d) a random photo
- 11.True or false: pale grey on white makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 12.True or false: high-contrast colours makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🖼️ A poster is 59 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 14.🖼️ A layout has 17 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 15.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) high-contrast colours (b) facts as a simple chart (c) facts scattered anywhere (d) icons with short labels
- 16.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: facts as a simple chart? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 17.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 50 students. How long is the bar for 200 students (in cm)?
- 18.🖼️ What is an infographic? (a) facts shown as pictures (b) a song (c) a long essay (d) a type of camera
- 19.🖼️ A poster must be read from far away. Its headline should be … (a) tiny and pale (b) in many fonts (c) hidden (d) big and bold
- 20.True or false: a clear focal point makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🖼️ The margin of a poster is … (a) the space at the edges (b) the main photo (c) the title (d) the colour
- 22.True or false: long blocks of tiny text makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 20 students. How long is the bar for 140 students (in cm)?
- 24.True or false: plenty of white space makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 5 students. How long is the bar for 40 students (in cm)?
- 26.🖼️ A poster is 29 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 27.True or false: ten colours at random makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 28.True or false: one big headline makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 5 students. How long is the bar for 75 students (in cm)?
- 30.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 2 students. How long is the bar for 24 students (in cm)?
- 31.True or false: icons with short labels makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 32.True or false: five headlines all big makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 33.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) five headlines all big (b) one big headline (c) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (d) icons with short labels
- 34.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) long blocks of tiny text (b) text over a busy photo (c) facts scattered anywhere (d) plenty of white space
- 35.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: ten colours at random? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 36.True or false: facts scattered anywhere makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🖼️ A poster is 20 cm wide with a 3 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 38.🖼️ A poster is 34 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 39.🖼️ A poster is 24 cm wide with a 3 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 40.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 100 students. How long is the bar for 1300 students (in cm)?
Answer key
- the main headline
- False
- 9
- clearer layout
- clearer layout
- clearer layout
- facts as a simple chart
- text over a busy photo
- True
- a simple bar chart
- True
- False
- 55
- 7
- facts scattered anywhere
- clearer layout
- 4
- facts shown as pictures
- big and bold
- False
- the space at the edges
- True
- 7
- True
- 8
- 25
- True
- False
- 15
- 12
- True
- True
- five headlines all big
- plenty of white space
- less clear layout
- False
- 14
- 32
- 18
- 13
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