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.🖼️ The margin of a poster is … (a) the main photo (b) the space at the edges (c) the title (d) the colour
- 2.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) text over a busy photo (b) long blocks of tiny text (c) facts scattered anywhere (d) facts as a simple chart
- 3.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: a clear focal point? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 4.True or false: facts as a simple chart makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🖼️ A layout has 18 cm of content width, split into 2 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 long paragraph (b) a random photo (c) a curly font (d) a simple bar chart
- 7.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: icons with short labels? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 8.True or false: ten colours at random makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🖼️ A poster is 27 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 10.🖼️ A layout has 20 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 11.🖼️ What should a reader see first on a poster? (a) the main headline (b) the small print (c) the page number (d) the margin
- 12.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) text over a busy photo (b) pale grey on white (c) long blocks of tiny text (d) one big headline
- 13.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 5 students. How long is the bar for 30 students (in cm)?
- 14.True or false: high-contrast colours makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: steps numbered 1, 2, 3? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 16.🖼️ What is an infographic? (a) a long essay (b) facts shown as pictures (c) a song (d) a type of camera
- 17.True or false: steps numbered 1, 2, 3 makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: no space between items? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 19.🖼️ 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)?
- 20.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: one big headline? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 21.True or false: text over a busy photo makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 22.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) icons with short labels (b) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (c) ten colours at random (d) plenty of white space
- 23.🖼️ A poster is 60 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 24.🖼️ A layout has 29 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 25.🖼️ 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)?
- 26.🖼️ A layout has 34 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.True or false: long blocks of tiny text makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🖼️ A poster must be read from far away. Its headline should be … (a) hidden (b) in many fonts (c) big and bold (d) tiny and pale
- 29.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) five headlines all big (b) no space between items (c) long blocks of tiny text (d) a clear focal point
- 30.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 5 students. How long is the bar for 50 students (in cm)?
- 31.🖼️ A poster is 20 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 32.🖼️ 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)?
- 33.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: five headlines all big? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 34.🖼️ 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)?
- 35.True or false: facts as a simple chart makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🖼️ A poster is 53 cm wide with a 3 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 37.🖼️ A layout has 12 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 38.🖼️ A layout has 27 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 39.🖼️ 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)?
- 40.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 20 students. How long is the bar for 180 students (in cm)?
Answer key
- the space at the edges
- facts as a simple chart
- clearer layout
- False
- 8
- a simple bar chart
- clearer layout
- True
- 23
- 6
- the main headline
- one big headline
- 6
- False
- clearer layout
- facts shown as pictures
- True
- less clear layout
- 44
- clearer layout
- False
- ten colours at random
- 50
- 14
- 26
- 7
- False
- big and bold
- a clear focal point
- 10
- 18
- 9
- less clear layout
- 39
- True
- 47
- 5
- 13
- 11
- 9
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