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.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: pale grey on white? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 2.True or false: high-contrast colours makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🖼️ A poster must be read from far away. Its headline should be … (a) in many fonts (b) big and bold (c) hidden (d) tiny and pale
- 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.True or false: text over a busy photo makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 6.True or false: a clear focal point makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🖼️ A layout has 16 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 8.True or false: high-contrast colours makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🖼️ A layout has 13 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 10.True or false: no space between items makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: facts scattered anywhere? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 12.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: a clear focal point? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 13.🖼️ 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)?
- 14.🖼️ What is an infographic? (a) facts shown as pictures (b) a long essay (c) a song (d) a type of camera
- 15.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: long blocks of tiny text? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 16.🖼️ Which is best for comparing numbers in an infographic? (a) a simple bar chart (b) a curly font (c) a random photo (d) a long paragraph
- 17.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 100 students. How long is the bar for 500 students (in cm)?
- 18.True or false: facts as a simple chart makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 19.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) ten colours at random (b) icons with short labels (c) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (d) high-contrast colours
- 20.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 20 students. How long is the bar for 200 students (in cm)?
- 21.True or false: text over a busy photo makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🖼️ A poster is 20 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 23.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) icons with short labels (b) a clear focal point (c) text over a busy photo (d) one big headline
- 24.True or false: steps numbered 1, 2, 3 makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🖼️ A poster is 59 cm wide with a 3 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 26.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) plenty of white space (b) high-contrast colours (c) icons with short labels (d) no space between items
- 27.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) text over a busy photo (b) long blocks of tiny text (c) facts as a simple chart (d) five headlines all big
- 28.🖼️ A poster is 24 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 29.🖼️ A poster is 26 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 30.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) a clear focal point (b) facts scattered anywhere (c) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (d) one big headline
- 31.🖼️ A poster is 52 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 32.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) five headlines all big (b) facts as a simple chart (c) plenty of white space (d) steps numbered 1, 2, 3
- 33.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 100 students. How long is the bar for 1200 students (in cm)?
- 34.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: ten colours at random? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 35.True or false: no space between items makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🖼️ A poster is 21 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 37.True or false: icons with short labels makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 20 students. How long is the bar for 40 students (in cm)?
- 39.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: plenty of white space? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 40.🖼️ A poster is 21 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
Answer key
- less clear layout
- True
- big and bold
- the main headline
- True
- True
- 4
- False
- 6
- True
- less clear layout
- clearer layout
- 6
- facts shown as pictures
- less clear layout
- a simple bar chart
- 5
- False
- ten colours at random
- 10
- False
- 10
- text over a busy photo
- False
- 53
- no space between items
- facts as a simple chart
- 20
- 18
- facts scattered anywhere
- 48
- five headlines all big
- 12
- less clear layout
- False
- 19
- True
- 2
- clearer layout
- 17
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