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 is best for comparing numbers in an infographic? (a) a random photo (b) a simple bar chart (c) a long paragraph (d) a curly font
- 2.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) high-contrast colours (b) plenty of white space (c) icons with short labels (d) text over a busy photo
- 3.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: facts scattered anywhere? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 4.🖼️ What should a reader see first on a poster? (a) the page number (b) the main headline (c) the small print (d) the margin
- 5.True or false: facts as a simple chart makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 6.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) high-contrast colours (b) five headlines all big (c) plenty of white space (d) one big headline
- 7.🖼️ A layout has 51 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 8.🖼️ A poster must be read from far away. Its headline should be … (a) tiny and pale (b) hidden (c) big and bold (d) in many fonts
- 9.🖼️ A poster is 21 cm wide with a 3 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 10.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: steps numbered 1, 2, 3? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 11.True or false: icons with short labels makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 12.True or false: no space between items makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🖼️ A poster is 42 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 14.True or false: a clear focal point makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: facts as a simple chart? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 16.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 50 students. How long is the bar for 200 students (in cm)?
- 17.True or false: steps numbered 1, 2, 3 makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🖼️ A poster is 28 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 19.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) a clear focal point (b) high-contrast colours (c) pale grey on white (d) steps numbered 1, 2, 3
- 20.🖼️ The margin of a poster is … (a) the main photo (b) the colour (c) the space at the edges (d) the title
- 21.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: five headlines all big? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 22.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: plenty of white space? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 23.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) long blocks of tiny text (b) plenty of white space (c) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (d) facts as a simple chart
- 24.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 50 students. How long is the bar for 750 students (in cm)?
- 25.🖼️ 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)?
- 26.🖼️ A poster is 22 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 27.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: long blocks of tiny text? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 28.True or false: facts scattered anywhere makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🖼️ 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)?
- 30.True or false: ten colours at random makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🖼️ A layout has 14 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.🖼️ A poster is 39 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 33.🖼️ A poster is 44 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 34.🖼️ A layout has 57 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 35.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (b) facts as a simple chart (c) facts scattered anywhere (d) icons with short labels
- 36.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 100 students. How long is the bar for 1200 students (in cm)?
- 37.🖼️ 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)?
- 38.🖼️ A poster is 54 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 39.🖼️ A layout has 55 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 40.True or false: plenty of white space makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- a simple bar chart
- text over a busy photo
- less clear layout
- the main headline
- True
- five headlines all big
- 12
- big and bold
- 15
- clearer layout
- True
- False
- 34
- True
- clearer layout
- 4
- False
- 20
- pale grey on white
- the space at the edges
- less clear layout
- clearer layout
- long blocks of tiny text
- 15
- 4
- 18
- less clear layout
- True
- 10
- True
- 4
- 37
- 42
- 12
- facts scattered anywhere
- 12
- 8
- 46
- 13
- False
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