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: plenty of white space makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: facts as a simple chart? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 3.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) text over a busy photo (b) long blocks of tiny text (c) pale grey on white (d) one big headline
- 4.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: pale grey on white? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 5.True or false: steps numbered 1, 2, 3 makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: plenty of white space? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 7.True or false: icons with short labels makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 8.True or false: long blocks of tiny text makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 9.True or false: text over a busy photo makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 10.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) a clear focal point (b) icons with short labels (c) facts as a simple chart (d) long blocks of tiny text
- 11.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 2 students. How long is the bar for 30 students (in cm)?
- 12.🖼️ A poster must be read from far away. Its headline should be … (a) big and bold (b) tiny and pale (c) in many fonts (d) hidden
- 13.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) text over a busy photo (b) five headlines all big (c) icons with short labels (d) no space between items
- 14.🖼️ 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)?
- 15.🖼️ A poster is 43 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 16.🖼️ What is an infographic? (a) facts shown as pictures (b) a type of camera (c) a long essay (d) a song
- 17.🖼️ A poster is 48 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 18.🖼️ A layout has 31 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 19.🖼️ Which is best for comparing numbers in an infographic? (a) a simple bar chart (b) a long paragraph (c) a curly font (d) a random photo
- 20.🖼️ A layout has 14 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 21.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 100 students. How long is the bar for 1400 students (in cm)?
- 22.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) plenty of white space (b) icons with short labels (c) high-contrast colours (d) ten colours at random
- 23.🖼️ A layout has 66 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 24.True or false: one big headline makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: five headlines all big? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 26.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) facts as a simple chart (b) one big headline (c) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (d) no space between items
- 27.🖼️ 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)?
- 28.🖼️ A poster is 46 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 29.True or false: a clear focal point makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 30.True or false: facts as a simple chart makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🖼️ A layout has 45 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 32.🖼️ The margin of a poster is … (a) the main photo (b) the space at the edges (c) the title (d) the colour
- 33.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (b) a clear focal point (c) icons with short labels (d) text over a busy photo
- 34.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: one big headline? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 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: high-contrast colours? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 37.True or false: plenty of white space makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: no space between items? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 39.🖼️ What should a reader see first on a poster? (a) the page number (b) the small print (c) the margin (d) the main headline
- 40.True or false: pale grey on white makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- True
- clearer layout
- one big headline
- less clear layout
- True
- clearer layout
- True
- True
- True
- long blocks of tiny text
- 15
- big and bold
- icons with short labels
- 12
- 41
- facts shown as pictures
- 46
- 14
- a simple bar chart
- 4
- 14
- ten colours at random
- 15
- True
- less clear layout
- no space between items
- 11
- 36
- False
- True
- 13
- the space at the edges
- text over a busy photo
- clearer layout
- 10
- clearer layout
- False
- less clear layout
- the main headline
- True
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