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 curly font (b) a long paragraph (c) a simple bar chart (d) a random photo
- 2.True or false: plenty of white space makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 3.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) ten colours at random (b) no space between items (c) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (d) text over a busy photo
- 4.🖼️ What should a reader see first on a poster? (a) the page number (b) the small print (c) the main headline (d) the margin
- 5.🖼️ 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)?
- 6.🖼️ What is an infographic? (a) a song (b) facts shown as pictures (c) a type of camera (d) a long essay
- 7.🖼️ A layout has 47 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.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: no space between items? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 9.True or false: pale grey on white makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 10.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) facts scattered anywhere (b) long blocks of tiny text (c) ten colours at random (d) high-contrast colours
- 11.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: high-contrast colours? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 12.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) one big headline (b) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (c) a clear focal point (d) ten colours at random
- 13.🖼️ A layout has 29 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 14.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: pale grey on white? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 15.🖼️ A layout has 27 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 16.🖼️ A layout has 15 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 17.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) one big headline (b) facts scattered anywhere (c) text over a busy photo (d) long blocks of tiny text
- 18.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 50 students. How long is the bar for 150 students (in cm)?
- 19.True or false: text over a busy photo makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🖼️ A layout has 14 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 21.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) high-contrast colours (b) long blocks of tiny text (c) a clear focal point (d) facts as a simple chart
- 22.🖼️ A poster must be read from far away. Its headline should be … (a) tiny and pale (b) big and bold (c) hidden (d) in many fonts
- 23.🖼️ A layout has 25 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 24.🖼️ 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)?
- 25.True or false: facts scattered anywhere makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🖼️ A poster is 33 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 27.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 100 students. How long is the bar for 800 students (in cm)?
- 28.True or false: facts as a simple chart makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🖼️ A layout has 48 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 30.True or false: steps numbered 1, 2, 3 makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🖼️ A poster is 59 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 32.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 100 students. How long is the bar for 1400 students (in cm)?
- 33.🖼️ 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)?
- 34.🖼️ 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)?
- 35.🖼️ The margin of a poster is … (a) the title (b) the colour (c) the space at the edges (d) the main photo
- 36.🖼️ A poster is 30 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 37.🖼️ A poster is 25 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 38.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) pale grey on white (b) no space between items (c) facts scattered anywhere (d) a clear focal point
- 39.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: facts scattered anywhere? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 40.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: steps numbered 1, 2, 3? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
Answer key
- a simple bar chart
- True
- steps numbered 1, 2, 3
- the main headline
- 21
- facts shown as pictures
- 11
- less clear layout
- False
- high-contrast colours
- clearer layout
- ten colours at random
- 14
- less clear layout
- 13
- 7
- one big headline
- 3
- False
- 6
- long blocks of tiny text
- big and bold
- 11
- 55
- False
- 29
- 8
- False
- 14
- False
- 49
- 14
- 36
- 34
- the space at the edges
- 26
- 17
- a clear focal point
- less clear layout
- clearer layout
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