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) high-contrast colours (b) long blocks of tiny text (c) facts as a simple chart (d) a clear focal point
- 2.True or false: high-contrast colours makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🖼️ A layout has 41 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 4.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: five headlines all big? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 5.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 100 students. How long is the bar for 1400 students (in cm)?
- 6.🖼️ The margin of a poster is … (a) the main photo (b) the space at the edges (c) the colour (d) the title
- 7.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) plenty of white space (b) text over a busy photo (c) no space between items (d) five headlines all big
- 8.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: pale grey on white? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 9.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (b) icons with short labels (c) plenty of white space (d) pale grey on white
- 10.🖼️ 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)?
- 11.🖼️ Which is best for comparing numbers in an infographic? (a) a long paragraph (b) a simple bar chart (c) a random photo (d) a curly font
- 12.🖼️ A poster is 55 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 13.🖼️ What should a reader see first on a poster? (a) the main headline (b) the page number (c) the margin (d) the small print
- 14.🖼️ A layout has 61 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 15.🖼️ A layout has 29 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 16.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: no space between items? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 17.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 100 students. How long is the bar for 900 students (in cm)?
- 18.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 50 students. How long is the bar for 50 students (in cm)?
- 19.True or false: ten colours at random makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🖼️ A poster is 20 cm wide with a 3 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 21.🖼️ A poster must be read from far away. Its headline should be … (a) in many fonts (b) hidden (c) big and bold (d) tiny and pale
- 22.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: plenty of white space? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 23.🖼️ A layout has 33 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 24.🖼️ What is an infographic? (a) a long essay (b) a type of camera (c) a song (d) facts shown as pictures
- 25.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: steps numbered 1, 2, 3? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 26.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) five headlines all big (b) pale grey on white (c) one big headline (d) ten colours at random
- 27.True or false: ten colours at random makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 28.True or false: facts as a simple chart makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🖼️ A layout has 32 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 30.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) facts as a simple chart (b) a clear focal point (c) five headlines all big (d) high-contrast colours
- 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.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (b) plenty of white space (c) high-contrast colours (d) no space between items
- 33.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) five headlines all big (b) long blocks of tiny text (c) high-contrast colours (d) text over a busy photo
- 34.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) no space between items (b) pale grey on white (c) ten colours at random (d) steps numbered 1, 2, 3
- 35.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) icons with short labels (b) facts scattered anywhere (c) facts as a simple chart (d) a clear focal point
- 36.True or false: text over a busy photo makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 37.True or false: steps numbered 1, 2, 3 makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 38.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) five headlines all big (b) text over a busy photo (c) facts as a simple chart (d) long blocks of tiny text
- 39.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 10 students. How long is the bar for 20 students (in cm)?
- 40.🖼️ A poster is 21 cm wide with a 3 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
Answer key
- long blocks of tiny text
- False
- 13
- less clear layout
- 14
- the space at the edges
- plenty of white space
- less clear layout
- pale grey on white
- 4
- a simple bar chart
- 51
- the main headline
- 13
- 9
- less clear layout
- 9
- 1
- True
- 14
- big and bold
- clearer layout
- 6
- facts shown as pictures
- clearer layout
- one big headline
- False
- False
- 10
- five headlines all big
- 14
- no space between items
- high-contrast colours
- steps numbered 1, 2, 3
- facts scattered anywhere
- False
- False
- facts as a simple chart
- 2
- 15
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