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 49 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 2.🖼️ 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)?
- 3.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) text over a busy photo (b) five headlines all big (c) icons with short labels (d) long blocks of tiny text
- 4.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 2 students. How long is the bar for 16 students (in cm)?
- 5.True or false: icons with short labels makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🖼️ A poster must be read from far away. Its headline should be … (a) big and bold (b) hidden (c) in many fonts (d) tiny and pale
- 7.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) plenty of white space (b) icons with short labels (c) long blocks of tiny text (d) steps numbered 1, 2, 3
- 8.🖼️ A poster is 30 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 9.🖼️ A poster is 48 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 10.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) icons with short labels (b) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (c) plenty of white space (d) ten colours at random
- 11.🖼️ A poster is 55 cm wide with a 2 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 5 students. How long is the bar for 35 students (in cm)?
- 13.🖼️ A layout has 65 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 14.🖼️ Which is best for comparing numbers in an infographic? (a) a simple bar chart (b) a curly font (c) a random photo (d) a long paragraph
- 15.🖼️ A poster is 24 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 16.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 50 students. How long is the bar for 600 students (in cm)?
- 17.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) facts scattered anywhere (b) no space between items (c) text over a busy photo (d) one big headline
- 18.🖼️ A poster is 57 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 19.🖼️ A layout has 48 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 20.🖼️ 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)?
- 21.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: steps numbered 1, 2, 3? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 22.True or false: one big headline makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 23.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) five headlines all big (b) long blocks of tiny text (c) a clear focal point (d) ten colours at random
- 24.🖼️ A layout has 23 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 25.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 5 students. How long is the bar for 25 students (in cm)?
- 26.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) facts as a simple chart (b) five headlines all big (c) a clear focal point (d) high-contrast colours
- 27.🖼️ 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)?
- 28.True or false: icons with short labels makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 29.True or false: pale grey on white makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: a clear focal point? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 31.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) facts scattered anywhere (b) a clear focal point (c) plenty of white space (d) high-contrast colours
- 32.True or false: facts scattered anywhere makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🖼️ A poster is 54 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 34.🖼️ What is an infographic? (a) a song (b) a type of camera (c) facts shown as pictures (d) a long essay
- 35.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: plenty of white space? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 36.True or false: facts as a simple chart makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🖼️ A poster is 21 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 38.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) a clear focal point (b) icons with short labels (c) text over a busy photo (d) one big headline
- 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.🖼️ A poster is 30 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
- 10
- 13
- icons with short labels
- 8
- True
- big and bold
- long blocks of tiny text
- 22
- 38
- ten colours at random
- 51
- 7
- 14
- a simple bar chart
- 16
- 12
- one big headline
- 47
- 14
- 14
- clearer layout
- True
- a clear focal point
- 10
- 5
- five headlines all big
- 25
- False
- False
- clearer layout
- facts scattered anywhere
- True
- 52
- facts shown as pictures
- clearer layout
- False
- 11
- text over a busy photo
- the main headline
- 20
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