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 of these makes a clearer layout? (a) text over a busy photo (b) no space between items (c) icons with short labels (d) five headlines all big
- 2.🖼️ A layout has 28 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 3.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: a clear focal point? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 4.🖼️ A poster is 25 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 5.🖼️ A poster is 28 cm wide with a 3 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 6.🖼️ What is an infographic? (a) a type of camera (b) a song (c) facts shown as pictures (d) a long essay
- 7.True or false: text over a busy photo makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 8.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) facts as a simple chart (b) a clear focal point (c) high-contrast colours (d) five headlines all big
- 9.True or false: one big headline makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: plenty of white space? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 11.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: facts as a simple chart? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 12.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: pale grey on white? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 13.True or false: a clear focal point makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 100 students. How long is the bar for 1400 students (in cm)?
- 15.🖼️ A poster is 30 cm wide with a 3 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 16.🖼️ Which is best for comparing numbers in an infographic? (a) a curly font (b) a long paragraph (c) a random photo (d) a simple bar chart
- 17.True or false: a clear focal point makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🖼️ A poster is 35 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 19.🖼️ What should a reader see first on a poster? (a) the margin (b) the page number (c) the main headline (d) the small print
- 20.🖼️ A layout has 31 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 21.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) text over a busy photo (b) long blocks of tiny text (c) a clear focal point (d) pale grey on white
- 22.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: high-contrast colours? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 23.True or false: icons with short labels makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 24.True or false: ten colours at random makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 20 students. How long is the bar for 280 students (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.🖼️ A poster is 29 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 28.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: text over a busy photo? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 29.🖼️ A layout has 26 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 30.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 50 students. How long is the bar for 750 students (in cm)?
- 31.🖼️ A poster is 50 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 32.🖼️ A poster is 32 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 33.🖼️ A layout has 20 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 34.True or false: facts as a simple chart makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: no space between items? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 36.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 5 students. How long is the bar for 75 students (in cm)?
- 37.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 20 students. How long is the bar for 300 students (in cm)?
- 38.🖼️ A layout has 24 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 39.🖼️ A layout has 23 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.🖼️ A layout has 22 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
Answer key
- icons with short labels
- 13
- clearer layout
- 23
- 22
- facts shown as pictures
- True
- five headlines all big
- True
- clearer layout
- clearer layout
- less clear layout
- True
- 14
- 24
- a simple bar chart
- False
- 31
- the main headline
- 7
- a clear focal point
- clearer layout
- False
- False
- 14
- 18
- 21
- less clear layout
- 12
- 15
- 48
- 24
- 6
- False
- less clear layout
- 15
- 15
- 11
- 5
- 6
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