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.True or false: a clear focal point makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🖼️ What should a reader see first on a poster? (a) the small print (b) the main headline (c) the margin (d) the page number
- 3.🖼️ What is an infographic? (a) a long essay (b) facts shown as pictures (c) a song (d) a type of camera
- 4.🖼️ A poster is 46 cm wide with a 3 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 5.🖼️ 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
- 6.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 10 students. How long is the bar for 130 students (in cm)?
- 7.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: one big headline? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 8.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) high-contrast colours (b) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (c) five headlines all big (d) a clear focal point
- 9.🖼️ A poster is 45 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 10.🖼️ A poster is 33 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 11.🖼️ A poster is 32 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 12.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 20 students. How long is the bar for 20 students (in cm)?
- 13.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) long blocks of tiny text (b) pale grey on white (c) plenty of white space (d) facts scattered anywhere
- 14.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (b) long blocks of tiny text (c) high-contrast colours (d) facts as a simple chart
- 15.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) five headlines all big (b) no space between items (c) facts as a simple chart (d) long blocks of tiny text
- 16.True or false: five headlines all big makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 10 students. How long is the bar for 60 students (in cm)?
- 18.True or false: facts scattered anywhere makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🖼️ Which is best for comparing numbers in an infographic? (a) a random photo (b) a simple bar chart (c) a long paragraph (d) a curly font
- 20.True or false: facts as a simple chart makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 21.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) plenty of white space (b) pale grey on white (c) one big headline (d) icons with short labels
- 22.True or false: icons with short labels makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 50 students. How long is the bar for 600 students (in cm)?
- 24.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) icons with short labels (b) no space between items (c) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (d) a clear focal point
- 25.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) pale grey on white (b) ten colours at random (c) icons with short labels (d) no space between items
- 26.🖼️ The margin of a poster is … (a) the space at the edges (b) the title (c) the main photo (d) the colour
- 27.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 20 students. How long is the bar for 140 students (in cm)?
- 28.🖼️ A layout has 36 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 29.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: long blocks of tiny text? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 30.True or false: ten colours at random makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 31.True or false: ten colours at random makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🖼️ A layout has 27 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 33.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) ten colours at random (b) no space between items (c) one big headline (d) five headlines all big
- 34.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 5 students. How long is the bar for 45 students (in cm)?
- 35.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) high-contrast colours (b) one big headline (c) text over a busy photo (d) icons with short labels
- 36.🖼️ A poster is 45 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 37.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 2 students. How long is the bar for 4 students (in cm)?
- 38.True or false: high-contrast colours makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 5 students. How long is the bar for 60 students (in cm)?
- 40.🖼️ A poster is 26 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
Answer key
- False
- the main headline
- facts shown as pictures
- 40
- big and bold
- 13
- clearer layout
- five headlines all big
- 35
- 25
- 30
- 1
- plenty of white space
- long blocks of tiny text
- facts as a simple chart
- True
- 6
- False
- a simple bar chart
- False
- pale grey on white
- True
- 12
- no space between items
- icons with short labels
- the space at the edges
- 7
- 10
- less clear layout
- False
- True
- 7
- one big headline
- 9
- text over a busy photo
- 43
- 2
- True
- 12
- 16
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