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 must be read from far away. Its headline should be … (a) big and bold (b) hidden (c) tiny and pale (d) in many fonts
- 2.True or false: one big headline makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: facts scattered anywhere? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 4.🖼️ 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)?
- 5.🖼️ 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)?
- 6.True or false: a clear focal point makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🖼️ 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)?
- 8.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: a clear focal point? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 9.🖼️ What should a reader see first on a poster? (a) the page number (b) the margin (c) the main headline (d) the small print
- 10.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: high-contrast colours? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 11.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: text over a busy photo? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 12.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) icons with short labels (b) five headlines all big (c) one big headline (d) a clear focal point
- 13.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) no space between items (b) facts scattered anywhere (c) five headlines all big (d) steps numbered 1, 2, 3
- 14.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) pale grey on white (b) no space between items (c) icons with short labels (d) text over a busy photo
- 15.🖼️ A poster is 27 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 16.🖼️ The margin of a poster is … (a) the main photo (b) the title (c) the colour (d) the space at the edges
- 17.True or false: high-contrast colours makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🖼️ A layout has 22 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 19.🖼️ What is an infographic? (a) a type of camera (b) a long essay (c) a song (d) facts shown as pictures
- 20.🖼️ A layout has 45 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 21.🖼️ A poster is 48 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 22.True or false: facts scattered anywhere makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🖼️ A poster is 56 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 24.True or false: no space between items makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🖼️ Which is best for comparing numbers in an infographic? (a) a simple bar chart (b) a long paragraph (c) a curly font (d) a random photo
- 26.🖼️ A poster is 45 cm wide with a 3 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 20 students. How long is the bar for 100 students (in cm)?
- 28.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 20 students. How long is the bar for 240 students (in cm)?
- 29.🖼️ 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)?
- 30.🖼️ A layout has 28 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 layout has 23 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.True or false: icons with short labels makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🖼️ A poster is 26 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 34.🖼️ 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)?
- 35.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 100 students. How long is the bar for 1300 students (in cm)?
- 36.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: icons with short labels? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 37.🖼️ A poster is 30 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 38.True or false: no space between items makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🖼️ A poster is 29 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 40.True or false: pale grey on white makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- big and bold
- True
- less clear layout
- 14
- 13
- True
- 4
- clearer layout
- the main headline
- clearer layout
- less clear layout
- five headlines all big
- steps numbered 1, 2, 3
- icons with short labels
- 19
- the space at the edges
- False
- 4
- facts shown as pictures
- 9
- 44
- False
- 54
- True
- a simple bar chart
- 39
- 5
- 12
- 12
- 8
- 7
- True
- 16
- 47
- 13
- clearer layout
- 26
- False
- 21
- False
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