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 layout has 38 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 2.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: one big headline? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 3.🖼️ What should a reader see first on a poster? (a) the small print (b) the margin (c) the main headline (d) the page number
- 4.True or false: plenty of white space makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🖼️ Which is best for comparing numbers in an infographic? (a) a random photo (b) a curly font (c) a long paragraph (d) a simple bar chart
- 6.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 5 students. How long is the bar for 35 students (in cm)?
- 7.True or false: pale grey on white makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🖼️ 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)?
- 9.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: ten colours at random? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 10.🖼️ A layout has 15 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 11.True or false: facts as a simple chart makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🖼️ A poster is 49 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 13.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) facts scattered anywhere (b) text over a busy photo (c) five headlines all big (d) a clear focal point
- 14.True or false: ten colours at random makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 15.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) long blocks of tiny text (b) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (c) high-contrast colours (d) a clear focal point
- 16.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: facts as a simple chart? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 17.🖼️ A poster is 20 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 18.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 50 students. How long is the bar for 450 students (in cm)?
- 19.🖼️ A poster is 24 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 20.🖼️ A poster is 42 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 21.🖼️ A poster is 59 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 22.🖼️ A poster must be read from far away. Its headline should be … (a) big and bold (b) in many fonts (c) hidden (d) tiny and pale
- 23.🖼️ What is an infographic? (a) a song (b) a long essay (c) facts shown as pictures (d) a type of camera
- 24.🖼️ The margin of a poster is … (a) the title (b) the colour (c) the main photo (d) the space at the edges
- 25.🖼️ A poster is 58 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 26.🖼️ 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)?
- 27.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) text over a busy photo (b) long blocks of tiny text (c) no space between items (d) icons with short labels
- 28.🖼️ 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)?
- 29.🖼️ A poster is 38 cm wide with a 3 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 30.True or false: pale grey on white makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 2 students. How long is the bar for 4 students (in cm)?
- 32.True or false: facts as a simple chart makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 33.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) ten colours at random (b) pale grey on white (c) text over a busy photo (d) facts as a simple chart
- 34.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) plenty of white space (b) pale grey on white (c) facts scattered anywhere (d) ten colours at random
- 35.🖼️ A layout has 31 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 36.True or false: facts scattered anywhere makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 50 students. How long is the bar for 300 students (in cm)?
- 38.🖼️ A layout has 37 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 39.True or false: icons with short labels makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🖼️ 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)?
Answer key
- 8
- clearer layout
- the main headline
- False
- a simple bar chart
- 7
- True
- 8
- less clear layout
- 6
- False
- 47
- a clear focal point
- False
- long blocks of tiny text
- clearer layout
- 18
- 9
- 22
- 40
- 57
- big and bold
- facts shown as pictures
- the space at the edges
- 56
- 14
- icons with short labels
- 14
- 32
- False
- 2
- True
- facts as a simple chart
- plenty of white space
- 14
- False
- 6
- 7
- True
- 12
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