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 poster is 40 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 2.🖼️ A poster is 25 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 3.🖼️ A poster is 58 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 4.🖼️ A layout has 25 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 5.True or false: five headlines all big makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 6.True or false: facts scattered anywhere makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 7.True or false: no space between items makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🖼️ A layout has 13 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 9.🖼️ What should a reader see first on a poster? (a) the page number (b) the small print (c) the margin (d) the main headline
- 10.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) pale grey on white (b) text over a busy photo (c) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (d) ten colours at random
- 11.🖼️ A layout has 14 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.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) pale grey on white (b) icons with short labels (c) text over a busy photo (d) five headlines all big
- 13.True or false: no space between items makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 14.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) one big headline (b) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (c) plenty of white space (d) text over a busy photo
- 15.🖼️ 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)?
- 16.🖼️ What is an infographic? (a) a long essay (b) a song (c) facts shown as pictures (d) a type of camera
- 17.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 20 students. How long is the bar for 40 students (in cm)?
- 18.True or false: icons with short labels makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🖼️ A layout has 23 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 20.True or false: a clear focal point makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: plenty of white space? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 22.True or false: facts as a simple chart makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: one big headline? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 24.🖼️ Which is best for comparing numbers in an infographic? (a) a simple bar chart (b) a long paragraph (c) a random photo (d) a curly font
- 25.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) text over a busy photo (b) facts scattered anywhere (c) no space between items (d) facts as a simple chart
- 26.🖼️ A poster is 31 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 27.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 100 students. How long is the bar for 200 students (in cm)?
- 28.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 100 students. How long is the bar for 700 students (in cm)?
- 29.🖼️ 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
- 30.True or false: steps numbered 1, 2, 3 makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🖼️ A layout has 35 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 32.🖼️ The margin of a poster is … (a) the space at the edges (b) the colour (c) the main photo (d) the title
- 33.🖼️ A layout has 42 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 34.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 50 students. How long is the bar for 450 students (in cm)?
- 35.🖼️ A poster is 39 cm wide with a 3 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 36.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) facts scattered anywhere (b) pale grey on white (c) five headlines all big (d) one big headline
- 37.🖼️ 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)?
- 38.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 100 students. How long is the bar for 400 students (in cm)?
- 39.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 10 students. How long is the bar for 130 students (in cm)?
- 40.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 2 students. How long is the bar for 16 students (in cm)?
Answer key
- 32
- 21
- 50
- 4
- True
- True
- False
- 5
- the main headline
- steps numbered 1, 2, 3
- 6
- icons with short labels
- True
- text over a busy photo
- 43
- facts shown as pictures
- 2
- False
- 11
- True
- clearer layout
- False
- clearer layout
- a simple bar chart
- facts as a simple chart
- 29
- 2
- 7
- big and bold
- False
- 11
- the space at the edges
- 12
- 9
- 33
- one big headline
- 20
- 4
- 13
- 8
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