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.🖼️ What should a reader see first on a poster? (a) the margin (b) the main headline (c) the page number (d) the small print
- 2.🖼️ A layout has 27 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 3.🖼️ A poster is 59 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 4.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) text over a busy photo (b) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (c) plenty of white space (d) facts as a simple chart
- 5.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: ten colours at random? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 6.🖼️ A poster is 29 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 7.🖼️ A layout has 41 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 8.🖼️ What is an infographic? (a) a type of camera (b) facts shown as pictures (c) a song (d) a long essay
- 9.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 50 students. How long is the bar for 350 students (in cm)?
- 10.🖼️ 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)?
- 11.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) high-contrast colours (b) icons with short labels (c) five headlines all big (d) a clear focal point
- 12.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: long blocks of tiny text? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 13.🖼️ Which is best for comparing numbers in an infographic? (a) a simple bar chart (b) a random photo (c) a long paragraph (d) a curly font
- 14.True or false: high-contrast colours makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🖼️ A poster is 45 cm wide with a 1 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 20 students. How long is the bar for 160 students (in cm)?
- 17.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 100 students. How long is the bar for 400 students (in cm)?
- 18.🖼️ A layout has 24 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 19.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: one big headline? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 20.True or false: facts as a simple chart makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 21.True or false: facts as a simple chart makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 22.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) five headlines all big (b) no space between items (c) long blocks of tiny text (d) a clear focal point
- 23.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) facts scattered anywhere (b) pale grey on white (c) no space between items (d) steps numbered 1, 2, 3
- 24.🖼️ 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)?
- 25.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: text over a busy photo? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 26.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: facts scattered anywhere? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 27.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: steps numbered 1, 2, 3? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 28.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: facts as a simple chart? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 29.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 2 students. How long is the bar for 14 students (in cm)?
- 30.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 100 students. How long is the bar for 200 students (in cm)?
- 31.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 20 students. How long is the bar for 60 students (in cm)?
- 32.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 100 students. How long is the bar for 900 students (in cm)?
- 33.🖼️ A poster is 29 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 34.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) one big headline (b) high-contrast colours (c) a clear focal point (d) long blocks of tiny text
- 35.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 50 students. How long is the bar for 250 students (in cm)?
- 36.🖼️ A layout has 19 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 37.🖼️ A poster is 30 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 38.True or false: five headlines all big makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🖼️ A layout has 32 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 40.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: high-contrast colours? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
Answer key
- the main headline
- 6
- 55
- text over a busy photo
- less clear layout
- 25
- 13
- facts shown as pictures
- 7
- 44
- five headlines all big
- less clear layout
- a simple bar chart
- False
- 43
- 8
- 4
- 11
- clearer layout
- True
- False
- a clear focal point
- steps numbered 1, 2, 3
- 13
- less clear layout
- less clear layout
- clearer layout
- clearer layout
- 7
- 2
- 3
- 9
- 27
- long blocks of tiny text
- 5
- 9
- 26
- False
- 10
- clearer layout
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