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.True or false: high-contrast colours makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🖼️ A poster is 52 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 3.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: plenty of white space? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 4.🖼️ A poster is 39 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 5.🖼️ A poster is 47 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 6.True or false: icons with short labels makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🖼️ Which is best for comparing numbers in an infographic? (a) a long paragraph (b) a curly font (c) a random photo (d) a simple bar chart
- 8.🖼️ A layout has 23 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.🖼️ The margin of a poster is … (a) the title (b) the space at the edges (c) the main photo (d) the colour
- 10.🖼️ What should a reader see first on a poster? (a) the small print (b) the margin (c) the page number (d) the main headline
- 11.🖼️ A poster must be read from far away. Its headline should be … (a) in many fonts (b) hidden (c) big and bold (d) tiny and pale
- 12.🖼️ What is an infographic? (a) a long essay (b) a song (c) facts shown as pictures (d) a type of camera
- 13.True or false: text over a busy photo makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🖼️ A poster is 23 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 15.🖼️ 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)?
- 16.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) pale grey on white (b) long blocks of tiny text (c) one big headline (d) text over a busy photo
- 17.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) ten colours at random (b) text over a busy photo (c) no space between items (d) high-contrast colours
- 18.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: facts scattered anywhere? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 19.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: high-contrast colours? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 20.🖼️ A layout has 21 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 21.True or false: no space between items makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🖼️ 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)?
- 23.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: icons with short labels? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 24.🖼️ A layout has 44 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 25.🖼️ A poster is 24 cm wide with a 3 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 26.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) high-contrast colours (b) a clear focal point (c) one big headline (d) text over a busy photo
- 27.True or false: steps numbered 1, 2, 3 makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 28.True or false: ten colours at random makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 50 students. How long is the bar for 500 students (in cm)?
- 30.🖼️ A layout has 37 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.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 100 students. How long is the bar for 1400 students (in cm)?
- 32.True or false: facts scattered anywhere makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 33.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) plenty of white space (b) pale grey on white (c) five headlines all big (d) long blocks of tiny text
- 34.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 100 students. How long is the bar for 1200 students (in cm)?
- 35.🖼️ 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)?
- 36.🖼️ A poster is 43 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 37.True or false: long blocks of tiny text makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 38.True or false: facts as a simple chart makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: text over a busy photo? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 40.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) icons with short labels (b) a clear focal point (c) pale grey on white (d) one big headline
Answer key
- True
- 42
- clearer layout
- 29
- 45
- True
- a simple bar chart
- 10
- the space at the edges
- the main headline
- big and bold
- facts shown as pictures
- False
- 13
- 43
- one big headline
- high-contrast colours
- less clear layout
- clearer layout
- 10
- False
- 14
- clearer layout
- 14
- 18
- text over a busy photo
- False
- False
- 10
- 11
- 14
- True
- plenty of white space
- 12
- 29
- 33
- True
- False
- less clear layout
- pale grey on white
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