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 is 25 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 2.🖼️ A poster is 28 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 3.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) ten colours at random (b) facts scattered anywhere (c) no space between items (d) one big headline
- 4.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: pale grey on white? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 5.🖼️ A poster must be read from far away. Its headline should be … (a) hidden (b) tiny and pale (c) big and bold (d) in many fonts
- 6.True or false: facts as a simple chart makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 7.True or false: steps numbered 1, 2, 3 makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🖼️ 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)?
- 9.True or false: no space between items makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 10.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) ten colours at random (b) text over a busy photo (c) five headlines all big (d) steps numbered 1, 2, 3
- 11.🖼️ A poster is 23 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 12.🖼️ A layout has 27 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 13.🖼️ 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)?
- 14.🖼️ A poster is 39 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 15.🖼️ A poster is 37 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 16.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) five headlines all big (b) plenty of white space (c) icons with short labels (d) high-contrast colours
- 17.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: text over a busy photo? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 18.🖼️ A layout has 49 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 19.🖼️ A layout has 9 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 20.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: ten colours at random? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 21.🖼️ What should a reader see first on a poster? (a) the margin (b) the main headline (c) the page number (d) the small print
- 22.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) one big headline (b) facts as a simple chart (c) ten colours at random (d) plenty of white space
- 23.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: plenty of white space? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 24.🖼️ The margin of a poster is … (a) the title (b) the main photo (c) the colour (d) the space at the edges
- 25.🖼️ 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)?
- 26.🖼️ What is an infographic? (a) a type of camera (b) facts shown as pictures (c) a long essay (d) a song
- 27.🖼️ A layout has 34 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 28.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: icons with short labels? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 29.True or false: text over a busy photo makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🖼️ A poster is 60 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 31.🖼️ A layout has 28 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 32.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 2 students. How long is the bar for 18 students (in cm)?
- 33.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: high-contrast colours? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 34.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 10 students. How long is the bar for 40 students (in cm)?
- 35.🖼️ 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)?
- 36.True or false: icons with short labels makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🖼️ Which is best for comparing numbers in an infographic? (a) a curly font (b) a simple bar chart (c) a long paragraph (d) a random photo
- 38.🖼️ A poster is 29 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 39.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 100 students. How long is the bar for 800 students (in cm)?
- 40.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 50 students. How long is the bar for 650 students (in cm)?
Answer key
- 15
- 26
- one big headline
- less clear layout
- big and bold
- False
- True
- 6
- False
- steps numbered 1, 2, 3
- 21
- 12
- 38
- 31
- 29
- five headlines all big
- less clear layout
- 15
- 4
- less clear layout
- the main headline
- ten colours at random
- clearer layout
- the space at the edges
- 6
- facts shown as pictures
- 7
- clearer layout
- True
- 56
- 13
- 9
- clearer layout
- 4
- 4
- True
- a simple bar chart
- 21
- 8
- 13
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