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: one big headline? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 2.🖼️ What should a reader see first on a poster? (a) the main headline (b) the margin (c) the page number (d) the small print
- 3.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) five headlines all big (b) facts as a simple chart (c) no space between items (d) text over a busy photo
- 4.True or false: text over a busy photo makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 5.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) long blocks of tiny text (b) text over a busy photo (c) a clear focal point (d) ten colours at random
- 6.True or false: pale grey on white makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: high-contrast colours? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 8.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: plenty of white space? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 9.🖼️ A layout has 41 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 10.🖼️ 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
- 11.🖼️ A layout has 45 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 12.🖼️ A poster is 47 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 13.🖼️ 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)?
- 14.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) five headlines all big (b) no space between items (c) facts scattered anywhere (d) plenty of white space
- 15.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) facts as a simple chart (b) long blocks of tiny text (c) one big headline (d) plenty of white space
- 16.🖼️ The margin of a poster is … (a) the title (b) the space at the edges (c) the main photo (d) the colour
- 17.True or false: long blocks of tiny text makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: facts scattered anywhere? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 19.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: pale grey on white? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 20.🖼️ A layout has 16 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 21.🖼️ A poster is 27 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 22.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) five headlines all big (b) high-contrast colours (c) plenty of white space (d) icons with short labels
- 23.🖼️ A poster is 33 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 24.🖼️ Which is best for comparing numbers in an infographic? (a) a long paragraph (b) a curly font (c) a random photo (d) a simple bar chart
- 25.True or false: one big headline makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🖼️ A poster is 23 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 27.True or false: icons with short labels makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🖼️ A poster is 51 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 29.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) text over a busy photo (b) facts scattered anywhere (c) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (d) no space between items
- 30.🖼️ A poster is 55 cm wide with a 3 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 31.True or false: facts as a simple chart makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🖼️ 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)?
- 33.🖼️ A layout has 22 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 34.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) plenty of white space (b) a clear focal point (c) ten colours at random (d) facts as a simple chart
- 35.True or false: text over a busy photo makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: ten colours at random? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 37.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: long blocks of tiny text? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 38.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: five headlines all big? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 39.🖼️ A layout has 27 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 40.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) icons with short labels (b) no space between items (c) plenty of white space (d) a clear focal point
Answer key
- clearer layout
- the main headline
- facts as a simple chart
- False
- a clear focal point
- True
- clearer layout
- clearer layout
- 13
- big and bold
- 9
- 39
- 32
- plenty of white space
- long blocks of tiny text
- the space at the edges
- False
- less clear layout
- less clear layout
- 4
- 19
- five headlines all big
- 29
- a simple bar chart
- True
- 13
- False
- 43
- steps numbered 1, 2, 3
- 49
- False
- 14
- 4
- ten colours at random
- True
- less clear layout
- less clear layout
- less clear layout
- 6
- no space between items
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