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 main headline (b) the page number (c) the margin (d) the small print
- 2.🖼️ 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)?
- 3.🖼️ A poster is 38 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 4.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: icons with short labels? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 5.True or false: high-contrast colours makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🖼️ A poster must be read from far away. Its headline should be … (a) tiny and pale (b) in many fonts (c) hidden (d) big and bold
- 7.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) facts as a simple chart (b) text over a busy photo (c) icons with short labels (d) plenty of white space
- 8.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) a clear focal point (b) five headlines all big (c) facts scattered anywhere (d) text over a busy photo
- 9.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 10 students. How long is the bar for 30 students (in cm)?
- 10.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 5 students. How long is the bar for 65 students (in cm)?
- 11.🖼️ A layout has 42 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 12.True or false: facts as a simple chart makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 50 students. How long is the bar for 600 students (in cm)?
- 14.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 2 students. How long is the bar for 28 students (in cm)?
- 15.True or false: long blocks of tiny text makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🖼️ The margin of a poster is … (a) the space at the edges (b) the main photo (c) the title (d) the colour
- 17.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 100 students. How long is the bar for 1100 students (in cm)?
- 18.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 50 students. How long is the bar for 650 students (in cm)?
- 19.🖼️ A layout has 19 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 20.🖼️ Which is best for comparing numbers in an infographic? (a) a curly font (b) a random photo (c) a long paragraph (d) a simple bar chart
- 21.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: pale grey on white? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 22.True or false: one big headline makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: five headlines all big? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 24.True or false: icons with short labels makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🖼️ A layout has 18 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 26.🖼️ A poster is 22 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 27.🖼️ A layout has 34 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.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: text over a busy photo? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 29.🖼️ A poster is 57 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 30.🖼️ A layout has 25 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 31.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) icons with short labels (b) facts as a simple chart (c) facts scattered anywhere (d) plenty of white space
- 32.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 5 students. How long is the bar for 40 students (in cm)?
- 33.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: long blocks of tiny text? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 34.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) a clear focal point (b) five headlines all big (c) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (d) one big headline
- 35.🖼️ A poster is 30 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 36.🖼️ A layout has 31 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 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)?
- 38.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) five headlines all big (b) long blocks of tiny text (c) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (d) no space between items
- 39.🖼️ A layout has 25 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 40.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: ten colours at random? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
Answer key
- the main headline
- 6
- 34
- clearer layout
- True
- big and bold
- text over a busy photo
- a clear focal point
- 3
- 13
- 12
- False
- 12
- 14
- True
- the space at the edges
- 11
- 13
- 4
- a simple bar chart
- less clear layout
- False
- less clear layout
- False
- 8
- 20
- 10
- less clear layout
- 55
- 4
- facts scattered anywhere
- 8
- less clear layout
- five headlines all big
- 28
- 15
- 12
- steps numbered 1, 2, 3
- 11
- less clear layout
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