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 9 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 2.True or false: plenty of white space makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🖼️ A poster must be read from far away. Its headline should be … (a) hidden (b) tiny and pale (c) in many fonts (d) big and bold
- 4.🖼️ What should a reader see first on a poster? (a) the main headline (b) the small print (c) the margin (d) the page number
- 5.True or false: five headlines all big makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 6.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) long blocks of tiny text (b) no space between items (c) a clear focal point (d) text over a busy photo
- 7.True or false: ten colours at random makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 100 students. How long is the bar for 300 students (in cm)?
- 9.🖼️ 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)?
- 10.🖼️ A poster is 43 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 11.🖼️ What is an infographic? (a) a song (b) a long essay (c) a type of camera (d) facts shown as pictures
- 12.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) text over a busy photo (b) five headlines all big (c) pale grey on white (d) high-contrast colours
- 13.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 5 students. How long is the bar for 60 students (in cm)?
- 14.True or false: facts scattered anywhere makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 10 students. How long is the bar for 20 students (in cm)?
- 16.🖼️ 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)?
- 17.🖼️ A layout has 35 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 18.True or false: icons with short labels makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🖼️ A poster is 42 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 20.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 20 students. How long is the bar for 40 students (in cm)?
- 21.True or false: one big headline makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: steps numbered 1, 2, 3? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 23.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: five headlines all big? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 24.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (b) no space between items (c) long blocks of tiny text (d) five headlines all big
- 25.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: icons with short labels? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 26.True or false: a clear focal point makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: plenty of white space? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 28.True or false: icons with short labels makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🖼️ A layout has 26 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 30.True or false: ten colours at random makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 31.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) plenty of white space (b) five headlines all big (c) one big headline (d) icons with short labels
- 32.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: text over a busy photo? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 33.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 20 students. How long is the bar for 140 students (in cm)?
- 34.🖼️ A layout has 16 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 35.🖼️ A poster is 35 cm wide with a 3 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 36.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) pale grey on white (b) a clear focal point (c) one big headline (d) facts as a simple chart
- 37.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 100 students. How long is the bar for 800 students (in cm)?
- 38.🖼️ A poster is 56 cm wide with a 3 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 39.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 50 students. How long is the bar for 150 students (in cm)?
- 40.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) ten colours at random (b) five headlines all big (c) pale grey on white (d) one big headline
Answer key
- 4
- False
- big and bold
- the main headline
- False
- a clear focal point
- True
- 3
- 39
- 39
- facts shown as pictures
- high-contrast colours
- 12
- True
- 2
- 13
- 8
- False
- 38
- 2
- False
- clearer layout
- less clear layout
- steps numbered 1, 2, 3
- clearer layout
- True
- clearer layout
- True
- 5
- False
- five headlines all big
- less clear layout
- 7
- 4
- 29
- pale grey on white
- 8
- 50
- 3
- one big headline
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