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 poster is 35 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 2.🖼️ A poster is 54 cm wide with a 3 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 3.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: pale grey on white? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 4.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: steps numbered 1, 2, 3? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 5.🖼️ A layout has 54 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 6.🖼️ 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
- 7.🖼️ The margin of a poster is … (a) the colour (b) the title (c) the space at the edges (d) the main photo
- 8.True or false: icons with short labels makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 9.True or false: facts as a simple chart makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 10.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) ten colours at random (b) long blocks of tiny text (c) pale grey on white (d) high-contrast colours
- 11.🖼️ What is an infographic? (a) a song (b) a long essay (c) facts shown as pictures (d) a type of camera
- 12.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) icons with short labels (b) pale grey on white (c) five headlines all big (d) ten colours at random
- 13.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: five headlines all big? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 14.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 2 students. How long is the bar for 18 students (in cm)?
- 15.True or false: long blocks of tiny text makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: high-contrast colours? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 17.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) plenty of white space (b) high-contrast colours (c) ten colours at random (d) icons with short labels
- 18.🖼️ A layout has 34 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 19.True or false: one big headline makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🖼️ What should a reader see first on a poster? (a) the page number (b) the small print (c) the margin (d) the main headline
- 21.True or false: text over a busy photo makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 100 students. How long is the bar for 100 students (in cm)?
- 23.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) five headlines all big (b) facts scattered anywhere (c) facts as a simple chart (d) text over a busy photo
- 24.🖼️ A layout has 27 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 25.🖼️ A poster must be read from far away. Its headline should be … (a) hidden (b) big and bold (c) tiny and pale (d) in many fonts
- 26.🖼️ A layout has 62 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 27.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) facts scattered anywhere (b) no space between items (c) pale grey on white (d) plenty of white space
- 28.True or false: high-contrast colours makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🖼️ A poster is 43 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 30.🖼️ A layout has 46 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 31.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) no space between items (b) a clear focal point (c) text over a busy photo (d) pale grey on white
- 32.True or false: icons with short labels makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 33.True or false: ten colours at random makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 34.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) a clear focal point (b) facts scattered anywhere (c) plenty of white space (d) one big headline
- 35.🖼️ A layout has 46 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 2 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.🖼️ A layout has 25 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 38.🖼️ A poster is 25 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 58 cm wide with a 2 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 2 students. How long is the bar for 22 students (in cm)?
Answer key
- 25
- 48
- less clear layout
- clearer layout
- 12
- a simple bar chart
- the space at the edges
- True
- True
- high-contrast colours
- facts shown as pictures
- icons with short labels
- less clear layout
- 9
- False
- clearer layout
- ten colours at random
- 10
- False
- the main headline
- False
- 1
- facts as a simple chart
- 12
- big and bold
- 14
- plenty of white space
- False
- 33
- 14
- a clear focal point
- False
- True
- facts scattered anywhere
- 10
- clearer layout
- 11
- 23
- 54
- 11
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