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.🖼️ A poster must be read from far away. Its headline should be … (a) in many fonts (b) tiny and pale (c) big and bold (d) hidden
- 2.True or false: plenty of white space makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 3.True or false: high-contrast colours makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: icons with short labels? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 5.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: no space between items? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 6.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) long blocks of tiny text (b) pale grey on white (c) plenty of white space (d) no space between items
- 7.🖼️ A poster is 47 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 8.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) icons with short labels (b) facts as a simple chart (c) pale grey on white (d) high-contrast colours
- 9.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) ten colours at random (b) five headlines all big (c) facts scattered anywhere (d) a clear focal point
- 10.🖼️ What should a reader see first on a poster? (a) the margin (b) the main headline (c) the page number (d) the small print
- 11.🖼️ What is an infographic? (a) a type of camera (b) a long essay (c) a song (d) facts shown as pictures
- 12.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 5 students. How long is the bar for 50 students (in cm)?
- 13.🖼️ A layout has 26 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.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) no space between items (b) five headlines all big (c) facts as a simple chart (d) facts scattered anywhere
- 15.🖼️ A poster is 26 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 16.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: a clear focal point? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 17.True or false: a clear focal point makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🖼️ 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
- 19.🖼️ A layout has 13 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 20.🖼️ A poster is 43 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 21.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 5 students. How long is the bar for 55 students (in cm)?
- 22.True or false: a clear focal point makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🖼️ The margin of a poster is … (a) the colour (b) the main photo (c) the space at the edges (d) the title
- 24.🖼️ A layout has 51 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 25.🖼️ 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)?
- 26.🖼️ A layout has 23 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 27.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: plenty of white space? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 28.True or false: five headlines all big makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🖼️ A poster is 31 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 30.🖼️ A poster is 46 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 31.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 50 students. How long is the bar for 550 students (in cm)?
- 32.🖼️ A layout has 22 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 33.True or false: pale grey on white makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 34.True or false: high-contrast colours makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 35.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) one big headline (b) high-contrast colours (c) five headlines all big (d) a clear focal point
- 36.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) facts as a simple chart (b) one big headline (c) icons with short labels (d) ten colours at random
- 37.🖼️ A layout has 50 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 38.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 20 students. How long is the bar for 20 students (in cm)?
- 39.True or false: facts as a simple chart makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 40.True or false: pale grey on white makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- big and bold
- True
- False
- clearer layout
- less clear layout
- plenty of white space
- 37
- pale grey on white
- a clear focal point
- the main headline
- facts shown as pictures
- 10
- 8
- facts as a simple chart
- 16
- clearer layout
- True
- a simple bar chart
- 5
- 35
- 11
- False
- the space at the edges
- 15
- 13
- 10
- clearer layout
- False
- 23
- 44
- 11
- 6
- False
- True
- five headlines all big
- ten colours at random
- 11
- 1
- True
- True
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