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.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: a clear focal point? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 2.True or false: ten colours at random makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 3.True or false: steps numbered 1, 2, 3 makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 4.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (b) a clear focal point (c) plenty of white space (d) text over a busy photo
- 5.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 10 students. How long is the bar for 130 students (in cm)?
- 6.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 2 students. How long is the bar for 14 students (in cm)?
- 7.🖼️ A layout has 23 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 8.🖼️ What is an infographic? (a) facts shown as pictures (b) a long essay (c) a type of camera (d) a song
- 9.🖼️ What should a reader see first on a poster? (a) the margin (b) the small print (c) the page number (d) the main headline
- 10.True or false: facts scattered anywhere makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 11.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) plenty of white space (b) icons with short labels (c) long blocks of tiny text (d) a clear focal point
- 12.🖼️ A poster is 28 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 13.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 20 students. How long is the bar for 300 students (in cm)?
- 14.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 10 students. How long is the bar for 20 students (in cm)?
- 15.🖼️ A poster is 31 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 16.🖼️ A poster is 38 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 17.🖼️ 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
- 18.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 20 students. How long is the bar for 240 students (in cm)?
- 19.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: facts as a simple chart? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 20.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: long blocks of tiny text? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 21.🖼️ The margin of a poster is … (a) the space at the edges (b) the title (c) the main photo (d) the colour
- 22.🖼️ A poster is 54 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 23.🖼️ 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)?
- 24.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) long blocks of tiny text (b) ten colours at random (c) high-contrast colours (d) text over a busy photo
- 25.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) one big headline (b) text over a busy photo (c) pale grey on white (d) ten colours at random
- 26.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (b) pale grey on white (c) no space between items (d) facts scattered anywhere
- 27.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) plenty of white space (b) a clear focal point (c) icons with short labels (d) facts scattered anywhere
- 28.True or false: icons with short labels makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🖼️ A poster is 50 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 30.🖼️ A poster is 42 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 31.True or false: facts scattered anywhere makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 2 students. How long is the bar for 28 students (in cm)?
- 33.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) one big headline (b) five headlines all big (c) icons with short labels (d) a clear focal point
- 34.🖼️ A poster is 30 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 35.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: plenty of white space? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 36.🖼️ Which is best for comparing numbers in an infographic? (a) a long paragraph (b) a random photo (c) a simple bar chart (d) a curly font
- 37.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) icons with short labels (b) no space between items (c) one big headline (d) high-contrast colours
- 38.True or false: high-contrast colours makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🖼️ 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)?
- 40.True or false: a clear focal point makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- clearer layout
- False
- False
- text over a busy photo
- 13
- 7
- 5
- facts shown as pictures
- the main headline
- True
- long blocks of tiny text
- 26
- 15
- 2
- 29
- 30
- big and bold
- 12
- clearer layout
- less clear layout
- the space at the edges
- 44
- 6
- high-contrast colours
- one big headline
- steps numbered 1, 2, 3
- facts scattered anywhere
- True
- 48
- 32
- False
- 14
- five headlines all big
- 28
- clearer layout
- a simple bar chart
- no space between items
- False
- 9
- False
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