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.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: one big headline? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 3.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 5 students. How long is the bar for 35 students (in cm)?
- 4.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: a clear focal point? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 5.🖼️ A poster is 36 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 6.True or false: ten colours at random makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: high-contrast colours? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 8.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: plenty of white space? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 9.🖼️ What is an infographic? (a) a song (b) facts shown as pictures (c) a type of camera (d) a long essay
- 10.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 5 students. How long is the bar for 5 students (in cm)?
- 11.🖼️ 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)?
- 12.🖼️ 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)?
- 13.🖼️ 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)?
- 14.🖼️ A layout has 33 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 15.🖼️ A layout has 54 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 16.🖼️ A poster must be read from far away. Its headline should be … (a) hidden (b) big and bold (c) in many fonts (d) tiny and pale
- 17.🖼️ 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)?
- 18.True or false: icons with short labels makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 19.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) ten colours at random (b) one big headline (c) pale grey on white (d) long blocks of tiny text
- 20.🖼️ A poster is 50 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 21.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) no space between items (b) facts scattered anywhere (c) five headlines all big (d) a clear focal point
- 22.🖼️ A layout has 59 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 23.🖼️ A layout has 10 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 24.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: icons with short labels? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 25.True or false: icons with short labels makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 26.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) icons with short labels (b) long blocks of tiny text (c) one big headline (d) a clear focal point
- 27.🖼️ A layout has 11 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 28.🖼️ A layout has 33 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 29.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: steps numbered 1, 2, 3? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 30.🖼️ A layout has 23 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 31.🖼️ A layout has 51 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 32.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) pale grey on white (b) long blocks of tiny text (c) facts as a simple chart (d) ten colours at random
- 33.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (b) long blocks of tiny text (c) five headlines all big (d) pale grey on white
- 34.True or false: five headlines all big makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🖼️ 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)?
- 36.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) high-contrast colours (b) pale grey on white (c) text over a busy photo (d) long blocks of tiny text
- 37.🖼️ 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)?
- 38.🖼️ Which is best for comparing numbers in an infographic? (a) a random photo (b) a simple bar chart (c) a long paragraph (d) a curly font
- 39.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 20 students. How long is the bar for 80 students (in cm)?
- 40.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) one big headline (b) facts as a simple chart (c) icons with short labels (d) facts scattered anywhere
Answer key
- the main headline
- clearer layout
- 7
- clearer layout
- 32
- True
- clearer layout
- clearer layout
- facts shown as pictures
- 1
- 6
- 25
- 12
- 15
- 12
- big and bold
- 20
- True
- one big headline
- 40
- a clear focal point
- 14
- 4
- clearer layout
- False
- long blocks of tiny text
- 4
- 6
- clearer layout
- 5
- 12
- facts as a simple chart
- steps numbered 1, 2, 3
- False
- 31
- high-contrast colours
- 14
- a simple bar chart
- 4
- facts scattered anywhere
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