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: facts as a simple chart? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 2.True or false: steps numbered 1, 2, 3 makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🖼️ What is an infographic? (a) a song (b) facts shown as pictures (c) a long essay (d) a type of camera
- 4.🖼️ Which is best for comparing numbers in an infographic? (a) a simple bar chart (b) a random photo (c) a curly font (d) a long paragraph
- 5.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 100 students. How long is the bar for 200 students (in cm)?
- 6.🖼️ 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)?
- 7.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) icons with short labels (b) ten colours at random (c) facts as a simple chart (d) one big headline
- 8.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: plenty of white space? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 9.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 100 students. How long is the bar for 800 students (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.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 2 students. How long is the bar for 28 students (in cm)?
- 12.🖼️ A layout has 11 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 13.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) long blocks of tiny text (b) icons with short labels (c) a clear focal point (d) steps numbered 1, 2, 3
- 14.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) no space between items (b) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (c) text over a busy photo (d) facts scattered anywhere
- 15.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: pale grey on white? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 16.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: steps numbered 1, 2, 3? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 17.🖼️ A poster is 41 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 18.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) high-contrast colours (b) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (c) a clear focal point (d) pale grey on white
- 19.🖼️ A poster is 43 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 20.🖼️ What should a reader see first on a poster? (a) the margin (b) the page number (c) the main headline (d) the small print
- 21.True or false: five headlines all big makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 22.True or false: plenty of white space makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 5 students. How long is the bar for 55 students (in cm)?
- 24.🖼️ 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)?
- 25.🖼️ A layout has 25 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 26.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) no space between items (b) one big headline (c) text over a busy photo (d) facts scattered anywhere
- 27.True or false: facts scattered anywhere makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 28.True or false: a clear focal point makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🖼️ 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)?
- 30.🖼️ A layout has 25 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 31.🖼️ A poster is 31 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 32.🖼️ A poster is 37 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 33.True or false: pale grey on white makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 34.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) high-contrast colours (b) plenty of white space (c) no space between items (d) one big headline
- 35.🖼️ A layout has 17 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 36.🖼️ A poster is 52 cm wide with a 3 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 37.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) ten colours at random (b) text over a busy photo (c) high-contrast colours (d) no space between items
- 38.🖼️ A layout has 31 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 39.🖼️ A poster is 41 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 40.🖼️ 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)?
Answer key
- clearer layout
- False
- facts shown as pictures
- a simple bar chart
- 2
- 5
- ten colours at random
- clearer layout
- 8
- big and bold
- 14
- 4
- long blocks of tiny text
- steps numbered 1, 2, 3
- less clear layout
- clearer layout
- 33
- pale grey on white
- 35
- the main headline
- True
- True
- 11
- 25
- 11
- one big headline
- True
- True
- 5
- 7
- 21
- 35
- False
- no space between items
- 5
- 46
- high-contrast colours
- 9
- 37
- 14
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