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.🖼️ What should a reader see first on a poster? (a) the main headline (b) the page number (c) the margin (d) the small print
- 2.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) one big headline (b) high-contrast colours (c) facts scattered anywhere (d) plenty of white space
- 3.🖼️ A layout has 22 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 4.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: pale grey on white? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 5.🖼️ A layout has 33 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 6.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: high-contrast colours? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 7.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) a clear focal point (b) ten colours at random (c) one big headline (d) plenty of white space
- 8.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: text over a busy photo? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 9.🖼️ A layout has 38 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.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 100 students. How long is the bar for 200 students (in cm)?
- 11.🖼️ A layout has 26 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 12.True or false: ten colours at random makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🖼️ A poster is 20 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 14.🖼️ The margin of a poster is … (a) the colour (b) the title (c) the space at the edges (d) the main photo
- 15.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: long blocks of tiny text? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 16.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 5 students. How long is the bar for 75 students (in cm)?
- 17.🖼️ Which is best for comparing numbers in an infographic? (a) a random photo (b) a long paragraph (c) a simple bar chart (d) a curly font
- 18.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) plenty of white space (b) one big headline (c) text over a busy photo (d) facts as a simple chart
- 19.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: facts scattered anywhere? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 20.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: steps numbered 1, 2, 3? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 21.🖼️ A poster is 45 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 22.🖼️ What is an infographic? (a) a type of camera (b) facts shown as pictures (c) a long essay (d) a song
- 23.🖼️ A poster is 36 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 24.🖼️ A layout has 51 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 25.🖼️ A poster is 27 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 26.🖼️ A poster must be read from far away. Its headline should be … (a) tiny and pale (b) in many fonts (c) big and bold (d) hidden
- 27.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 100 students. How long is the bar for 900 students (in cm)?
- 28.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 100 students. How long is the bar for 1500 students (in cm)?
- 29.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 50 students. How long is the bar for 650 students (in cm)?
- 30.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) a clear focal point (b) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (c) five headlines all big (d) high-contrast colours
- 31.True or false: pale grey on white makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: icons with short labels? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 33.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: one big headline? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 34.🖼️ A poster is 27 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 35.🖼️ A layout has 50 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.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) pale grey on white (b) no space between items (c) high-contrast colours (d) ten colours at random
- 37.True or false: facts as a simple chart makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: plenty of white space? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 39.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) long blocks of tiny text (b) facts scattered anywhere (c) no space between items (d) a clear focal point
- 40.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 5 students. How long is the bar for 20 students (in cm)?
Answer key
- the main headline
- facts scattered anywhere
- 6
- less clear layout
- 9
- clearer layout
- ten colours at random
- less clear layout
- 12
- 2
- 12
- False
- 10
- the space at the edges
- less clear layout
- 15
- a simple bar chart
- text over a busy photo
- less clear layout
- clearer layout
- 37
- facts shown as pictures
- 28
- 12
- 17
- big and bold
- 9
- 15
- 13
- five headlines all big
- True
- clearer layout
- clearer layout
- 25
- 11
- high-contrast colours
- False
- clearer layout
- a clear focal point
- 4
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