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 less clear layout? (a) one big headline (b) facts as a simple chart (c) icons with short labels (d) pale grey on white
- 2.🖼️ A poster is 59 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 3.🖼️ A poster is 35 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 4.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 2 students. How long is the bar for 8 students (in cm)?
- 5.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 5 students. How long is the bar for 30 students (in cm)?
- 6.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: a clear focal point? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 7.True or false: a clear focal point makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 8.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) a clear focal point (b) ten colours at random (c) no space between items (d) long blocks of tiny text
- 9.🖼️ 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)?
- 10.🖼️ The margin of a poster is … (a) the title (b) the main photo (c) the colour (d) the space at the edges
- 11.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (b) five headlines all big (c) one big headline (d) a clear focal point
- 12.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) five headlines all big (b) pale grey on white (c) ten colours at random (d) icons with short labels
- 13.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) plenty of white space (b) five headlines all big (c) ten colours at random (d) text over a busy photo
- 14.🖼️ 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)?
- 15.🖼️ A layout has 34 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 16.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: icons with short labels? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 17.True or false: five headlines all big makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 20 students. How long is the bar for 60 students (in cm)?
- 19.True or false: steps numbered 1, 2, 3 makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 20.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) facts as a simple chart (b) one big headline (c) long blocks of tiny text (d) a clear focal point
- 21.🖼️ A poster is 48 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 22.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) a clear focal point (b) facts as a simple chart (c) facts scattered anywhere (d) plenty of white space
- 23.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: five headlines all big? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 24.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 5 students. How long is the bar for 20 students (in cm)?
- 25.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: facts as a simple chart? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 26.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) plenty of white space (b) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (c) text over a busy photo (d) high-contrast colours
- 27.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (b) long blocks of tiny text (c) pale grey on white (d) no space between items
- 28.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: pale grey on white? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 29.🖼️ 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)?
- 30.True or false: one big headline makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🖼️ A layout has 29 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 32.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 2 students. How long is the bar for 26 students (in cm)?
- 33.🖼️ A poster must be read from far away. Its headline should be … (a) in many fonts (b) hidden (c) tiny and pale (d) big and bold
- 34.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 20 students. How long is the bar for 120 students (in cm)?
- 35.True or false: icons with short labels makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 36.True or false: a clear focal point makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 37.True or false: text over a busy photo makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🖼️ A layout has 31 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 39.🖼️ What should a reader see first on a poster? (a) the margin (b) the small print (c) the page number (d) the main headline
- 40.True or false: no space between items makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- pale grey on white
- 55
- 27
- 4
- 6
- clearer layout
- True
- a clear focal point
- 5
- the space at the edges
- five headlines all big
- icons with short labels
- plenty of white space
- 22
- 10
- clearer layout
- True
- 3
- True
- long blocks of tiny text
- 40
- facts scattered anywhere
- less clear layout
- 4
- clearer layout
- text over a busy photo
- steps numbered 1, 2, 3
- less clear layout
- 42
- False
- 5
- 13
- big and bold
- 6
- True
- False
- True
- 15
- the main headline
- True
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