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 clearer layout? (a) plenty of white space (b) long blocks of tiny text (c) ten colours at random (d) no space between items
- 2.🖼️ A poster is 31 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 3.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: one big headline? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 4.🖼️ What is an infographic? (a) a long essay (b) a type of camera (c) a song (d) facts shown as pictures
- 5.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) ten colours at random (b) facts scattered anywhere (c) facts as a simple chart (d) five headlines all big
- 6.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) pale grey on white (b) high-contrast colours (c) text over a busy photo (d) long blocks of tiny text
- 7.🖼️ A poster is 38 cm wide with a 3 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 8.🖼️ A layout has 38 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 9.🖼️ A layout has 37 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 10.🖼️ What should a reader see first on a poster? (a) the main headline (b) the margin (c) the small print (d) the page number
- 11.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) long blocks of tiny text (b) facts scattered anywhere (c) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (d) five headlines all big
- 12.True or false: facts as a simple chart makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 13.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) icons with short labels (b) facts scattered anywhere (c) high-contrast colours (d) a clear focal point
- 14.True or false: steps numbered 1, 2, 3 makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🖼️ A poster is 55 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 16.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 2 students. How long is the bar for 20 students (in cm)?
- 17.True or false: ten colours at random makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 18.True or false: text over a busy photo makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 50 students. How long is the bar for 200 students (in cm)?
- 20.🖼️ A layout has 40 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 21.🖼️ A poster is 33 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 22.🖼️ A poster is 21 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 23.🖼️ A poster is 46 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 24.True or false: plenty of white space makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 25.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) icons with short labels (b) high-contrast colours (c) five headlines all big (d) a clear focal point
- 26.🖼️ A layout has 23 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 27.🖼️ A layout has 19 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 28.True or false: text over a busy photo makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 5 students. How long is the bar for 20 students (in cm)?
- 30.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 2 students. How long is the bar for 18 students (in cm)?
- 31.True or false: a clear focal point makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: ten colours at random? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 33.True or false: icons with short labels makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🖼️ 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)?
- 35.🖼️ A poster is 34 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 36.True or false: ten colours at random makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🖼️ A poster is 35 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 38.🖼️ A poster is 37 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 39.🖼️ A layout has 49 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 40.True or false: one big headline makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- plenty of white space
- 21
- clearer layout
- facts shown as pictures
- facts as a simple chart
- high-contrast colours
- 32
- 12
- 7
- the main headline
- steps numbered 1, 2, 3
- False
- facts scattered anywhere
- True
- 47
- 10
- False
- False
- 4
- 12
- 25
- 13
- 38
- False
- five headlines all big
- 7
- 5
- True
- 4
- 9
- True
- less clear layout
- True
- 29
- 32
- True
- 27
- 27
- 10
- True
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