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.True or false: pale grey on white makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🖼️ What should a reader see first on a poster? (a) the small print (b) the page number (c) the margin (d) the main headline
- 3.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 50 students. How long is the bar for 200 students (in cm)?
- 4.🖼️ A poster is 59 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 5.🖼️ The margin of a poster is … (a) the title (b) the space at the edges (c) the main photo (d) the colour
- 6.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 2 students. How long is the bar for 4 students (in cm)?
- 7.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) facts scattered anywhere (b) ten colours at random (c) pale grey on white (d) one big headline
- 8.True or false: long blocks of tiny text makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🖼️ A layout has 30 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.🖼️ 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)?
- 11.🖼️ A poster is 23 cm wide with a 3 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 12.🖼️ Which is best for comparing numbers in an infographic? (a) a curly font (b) a random photo (c) a long paragraph (d) a simple bar chart
- 13.🖼️ 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)?
- 14.🖼️ A poster must be read from far away. Its headline should be … (a) tiny and pale (b) hidden (c) big and bold (d) in many fonts
- 15.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: long blocks of tiny text? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 16.True or false: ten colours at random makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 17.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) text over a busy photo (b) a clear focal point (c) high-contrast colours (d) icons with short labels
- 18.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 10 students. How long is the bar for 120 students (in cm)?
- 19.True or false: no space between items makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: steps numbered 1, 2, 3? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 21.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 50 students. How long is the bar for 150 students (in cm)?
- 22.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: facts scattered anywhere? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 23.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 50 students. How long is the bar for 550 students (in cm)?
- 24.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) pale grey on white (b) text over a busy photo (c) plenty of white space (d) ten colours at random
- 25.🖼️ A poster is 56 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 26.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: facts as a simple chart? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 27.True or false: facts as a simple chart makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 28.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) high-contrast colours (b) long blocks of tiny text (c) plenty of white space (d) one big headline
- 29.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) high-contrast colours (b) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (c) five headlines all big (d) facts as a simple chart
- 30.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 100 students. How long is the bar for 700 students (in cm)?
- 31.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: one big headline? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 32.🖼️ A layout has 66 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 33.🖼️ A layout has 17 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (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.True or false: pale grey on white makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🖼️ A layout has 58 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 37.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: no space between items? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 38.🖼️ A layout has 55 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 39.True or false: ten colours at random makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 40.True or false: plenty of white space makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- True
- the main headline
- 4
- 57
- the space at the edges
- 2
- one big headline
- True
- 6
- 13
- 17
- a simple bar chart
- 6
- big and bold
- less clear layout
- True
- text over a busy photo
- 12
- False
- clearer layout
- 3
- less clear layout
- 11
- plenty of white space
- 48
- clearer layout
- True
- long blocks of tiny text
- five headlines all big
- 7
- clearer layout
- 15
- 8
- 6
- False
- 13
- less clear layout
- 13
- False
- True
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