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.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) icons with short labels (b) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (c) long blocks of tiny text (d) one big headline
- 2.🖼️ A poster is 49 cm wide with a 3 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 3.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: text over a busy photo? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 4.🖼️ 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
- 5.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: icons with short labels? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 6.🖼️ A layout has 20 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.🖼️ A layout has 30 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 8.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 10 students. How long is the bar for 50 students (in cm)?
- 9.🖼️ The margin of a poster is … (a) the space at the edges (b) the colour (c) the main photo (d) the title
- 10.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: a clear focal point? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 11.🖼️ A poster is 25 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 12.True or false: steps numbered 1, 2, 3 makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🖼️ 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)?
- 14.🖼️ What should a reader see first on a poster? (a) the margin (b) the page number (c) the small print (d) the main headline
- 15.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: facts scattered anywhere? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 16.True or false: plenty of white space makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: ten colours at random? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 18.True or false: steps numbered 1, 2, 3 makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: facts as a simple chart? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 20.🖼️ A layout has 36 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 21.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) plenty of white space (b) a clear focal point (c) pale grey on white (d) icons with short labels
- 22.True or false: text over a busy photo makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🖼️ 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)?
- 24.🖼️ A poster is 47 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 25.🖼️ A poster is 36 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 26.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) five headlines all big (b) ten colours at random (c) plenty of white space (d) facts scattered anywhere
- 27.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: one big headline? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 28.🖼️ A poster is 50 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 29.🖼️ What is an infographic? (a) a song (b) a long essay (c) a type of camera (d) facts shown as pictures
- 30.True or false: high-contrast colours makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🖼️ A layout has 25 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 32.True or false: no space between items makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 33.True or false: facts scattered anywhere makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 34.True or false: plenty of white space makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🖼️ A poster is 44 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 36.🖼️ 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)?
- 37.🖼️ A layout has 19 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 38.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) long blocks of tiny text (b) pale grey on white (c) one big headline (d) ten colours at random
- 39.🖼️ A poster is 60 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 40.🖼️ A poster is 46 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
- long blocks of tiny text
- 43
- less clear layout
- big and bold
- clearer layout
- 9
- 6
- 5
- the space at the edges
- clearer layout
- 17
- True
- 13
- the main headline
- less clear layout
- True
- less clear layout
- False
- clearer layout
- 10
- pale grey on white
- False
- 32
- 43
- 26
- plenty of white space
- clearer layout
- 42
- facts shown as pictures
- False
- 12
- False
- False
- False
- 36
- 29
- 8
- one big headline
- 58
- 36
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