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.🖼️ What should a reader see first on a poster? (a) the margin (b) the page number (c) the small print (d) the main headline
- 2.True or false: one big headline makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 2 students. How long is the bar for 6 students (in cm)?
- 4.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) facts as a simple chart (b) plenty of white space (c) text over a busy photo (d) icons with short labels
- 5.🖼️ A layout has 39 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 6.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: one big headline? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 7.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: facts as a simple chart? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 8.True or false: facts as a simple chart makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 9.True or false: facts scattered anywhere makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🖼️ What is an infographic? (a) a type of camera (b) facts shown as pictures (c) a long essay (d) a song
- 11.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) ten colours at random (b) pale grey on white (c) long blocks of tiny text (d) icons with short labels
- 12.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (b) one big headline (c) no space between items (d) icons with short labels
- 13.🖼️ 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)?
- 14.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: five headlines all big? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 15.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: icons with short labels? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 16.🖼️ The margin of a poster is … (a) the title (b) the colour (c) the main photo (d) the space at the edges
- 17.🖼️ A layout has 33 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 18.True or false: icons with short labels makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 19.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) ten colours at random (b) facts scattered anywhere (c) text over a busy photo (d) facts as a simple chart
- 20.🖼️ A poster is 38 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 21.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 50 students. How long is the bar for 550 students (in cm)?
- 22.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) ten colours at random (b) facts as a simple chart (c) a clear focal point (d) one big headline
- 23.🖼️ Which is best for comparing numbers in an infographic? (a) a simple bar chart (b) a curly font (c) a long paragraph (d) a random photo
- 24.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) pale grey on white (b) ten colours at random (c) no space between items (d) high-contrast colours
- 25.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 100 students. How long is the bar for 1000 students (in cm)?
- 26.🖼️ A poster is 46 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 27.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) five headlines all big (b) facts as a simple chart (c) a clear focal point (d) plenty of white space
- 28.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 10 students. How long is the bar for 60 students (in cm)?
- 29.🖼️ A poster is 24 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 30.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) a clear focal point (b) pale grey on white (c) one big headline (d) plenty of white space
- 31.🖼️ A layout has 30 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 32.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 20 students. How long is the bar for 100 students (in cm)?
- 33.🖼️ A poster is 41 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 27 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 35.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 20 students. How long is the bar for 280 students (in cm)?
- 36.🖼️ A poster is 24 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 37.🖼️ A poster is 20 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 38.🖼️ A poster must be read from far away. Its headline should be … (a) tiny and pale (b) hidden (c) in many fonts (d) big and bold
- 39.🖼️ 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)?
- 40.True or false: a clear focal point makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- the main headline
- False
- 3
- text over a busy photo
- 9
- clearer layout
- clearer layout
- True
- True
- facts shown as pictures
- icons with short labels
- no space between items
- 38
- less clear layout
- clearer layout
- the space at the edges
- 9
- True
- facts as a simple chart
- 34
- 11
- ten colours at random
- a simple bar chart
- high-contrast colours
- 10
- 36
- five headlines all big
- 6
- 16
- pale grey on white
- 14
- 5
- 39
- 6
- 14
- 14
- 16
- big and bold
- 18
- False
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