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 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)?
- 2.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: icons with short labels? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 3.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (b) one big headline (c) plenty of white space (d) five headlines all big
- 4.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 2 students. How long is the bar for 12 students (in cm)?
- 5.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 50 students. How long is the bar for 200 students (in cm)?
- 6.True or false: steps numbered 1, 2, 3 makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 7.True or false: icons with short labels makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🖼️ A layout has 19 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 9.🖼️ A layout has 37 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 10.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) one big headline (b) plenty of white space (c) no space between items (d) high-contrast colours
- 11.🖼️ A poster is 43 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 12.🖼️ 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
- 13.True or false: a clear focal point makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 20 students. How long is the bar for 180 students (in cm)?
- 15.🖼️ What should a reader see first on a poster? (a) the margin (b) the small print (c) the page number (d) the main headline
- 16.🖼️ The margin of a poster is … (a) the space at the edges (b) the colour (c) the title (d) the main photo
- 17.True or false: ten colours at random makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 18.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) plenty of white space (b) five headlines all big (c) no space between items (d) facts scattered anywhere
- 19.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 100 students. How long is the bar for 200 students (in cm)?
- 20.🖼️ Which is best for comparing numbers in an infographic? (a) a simple bar chart (b) a random photo (c) a curly font (d) a long paragraph
- 21.🖼️ What is an infographic? (a) a type of camera (b) a long essay (c) a song (d) facts shown as pictures
- 22.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 10 students. How long is the bar for 60 students (in cm)?
- 23.🖼️ A poster is 22 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 24.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: facts as a simple chart? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 25.🖼️ 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)?
- 26.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 5 students. How long is the bar for 60 students (in cm)?
- 27.🖼️ A poster is 30 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 28.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: facts scattered anywhere? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 29.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 100 students. How long is the bar for 700 students (in cm)?
- 30.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 5 students. How long is the bar for 15 students (in cm)?
- 31.True or false: facts as a simple chart makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 32.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) a clear focal point (b) ten colours at random (c) five headlines all big (d) text over a busy photo
- 33.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) ten colours at random (b) text over a busy photo (c) pale grey on white (d) high-contrast colours
- 34.True or false: plenty of white space makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 35.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) text over a busy photo (b) high-contrast colours (c) plenty of white space (d) steps numbered 1, 2, 3
- 36.🖼️ A poster is 51 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 37.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: steps numbered 1, 2, 3? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 38.🖼️ A layout has 22 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 39.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) text over a busy photo (b) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (c) long blocks of tiny text (d) facts scattered anywhere
- 40.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) plenty of white space (b) one big headline (c) icons with short labels (d) facts scattered anywhere
Answer key
- 9
- clearer layout
- five headlines all big
- 6
- 4
- True
- False
- 4
- 11
- no space between items
- 39
- big and bold
- False
- 9
- the main headline
- the space at the edges
- True
- plenty of white space
- 2
- a simple bar chart
- facts shown as pictures
- 6
- 12
- clearer layout
- 25
- 12
- 26
- less clear layout
- 7
- 3
- False
- a clear focal point
- high-contrast colours
- True
- text over a busy photo
- 49
- clearer layout
- 10
- steps numbered 1, 2, 3
- facts scattered anywhere
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