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) True (b) False
- 2.True or false: no space between items makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🖼️ A poster is 32 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 4.🖼️ A poster must be read from far away. Its headline should be … (a) hidden (b) in many fonts (c) tiny and pale (d) big and bold
- 5.🖼️ A poster is 29 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 6.True or false: five headlines all big makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🖼️ 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)?
- 8.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: five headlines all big? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 9.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: facts as a simple chart? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 10.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: one big headline? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 11.🖼️ A poster is 51 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 12.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 50 students. How long is the bar for 150 students (in cm)?
- 13.🖼️ A poster is 33 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 14.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) one big headline (b) no space between items (c) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (d) high-contrast colours
- 15.True or false: plenty of white space makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 16.True or false: long blocks of tiny text makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 17.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) one big headline (b) text over a busy photo (c) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (d) facts as a simple chart
- 18.🖼️ What should a reader see first on a poster? (a) the small print (b) the main headline (c) the page number (d) the margin
- 19.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: pale grey on white? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 20.🖼️ A poster is 30 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 21.🖼️ A layout has 11 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 22.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) text over a busy photo (b) facts scattered anywhere (c) five headlines all big (d) plenty of white space
- 23.🖼️ What is an infographic? (a) a long essay (b) a type of camera (c) a song (d) facts shown as pictures
- 24.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) pale grey on white (b) facts as a simple chart (c) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (d) icons with short labels
- 25.🖼️ 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)?
- 26.🖼️ A poster is 35 cm wide with a 3 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 27.True or false: icons with short labels makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 28.True or false: facts scattered anywhere makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🖼️ 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)?
- 30.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) facts scattered anywhere (b) pale grey on white (c) one big headline (d) no space between items
- 31.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (b) ten colours at random (c) high-contrast colours (d) facts as a simple chart
- 32.🖼️ A poster is 35 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 33.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (b) ten colours at random (c) long blocks of tiny text (d) pale grey on white
- 34.🖼️ A poster is 52 cm wide with a 3 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 35.🖼️ A poster is 28 cm wide with a 3 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 36.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: facts scattered anywhere? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 37.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: ten colours at random? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 38.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 100 students. How long is the bar for 100 students (in cm)?
- 39.🖼️ Which is best for comparing numbers in an infographic? (a) a random photo (b) a curly font (c) a long paragraph (d) a simple bar chart
- 40.🖼️ 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)?
Answer key
- True
- False
- 28
- big and bold
- 19
- True
- 13
- less clear layout
- clearer layout
- clearer layout
- 49
- 3
- 23
- no space between items
- True
- False
- text over a busy photo
- the main headline
- less clear layout
- 20
- 5
- plenty of white space
- facts shown as pictures
- pale grey on white
- 9
- 29
- True
- False
- 14
- one big headline
- ten colours at random
- 31
- steps numbered 1, 2, 3
- 46
- 22
- less clear layout
- less clear layout
- 1
- a simple bar chart
- 27
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