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 must be read from far away. Its headline should be … (a) hidden (b) in many fonts (c) tiny and pale (d) big and bold
- 2.🖼️ A layout has 26 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 3.🖼️ A poster is 56 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 4.🖼️ A layout has 44 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 5.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: facts as a simple chart? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 6.🖼️ A layout has 13 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 7.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 10 students. How long is the bar for 30 students (in cm)?
- 8.🖼️ A poster is 54 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 9.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) text over a busy photo (b) no space between items (c) ten colours at random (d) high-contrast colours
- 10.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) ten colours at random (b) pale grey on white (c) one big headline (d) text over a busy photo
- 11.🖼️ A layout has 15 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 12.🖼️ A poster is 25 cm wide with a 3 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 13.🖼️ The margin of a poster is … (a) the main photo (b) the colour (c) the title (d) the space at the edges
- 14.🖼️ A poster is 23 cm wide with a 3 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 15.True or false: a clear focal point makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🖼️ 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
- 17.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (b) plenty of white space (c) ten colours at random (d) a clear focal point
- 18.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: icons with short labels? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 19.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: high-contrast colours? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 20.🖼️ A poster is 48 cm wide with a 3 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 21.🖼️ What is an infographic? (a) a type of camera (b) facts shown as pictures (c) a long essay (d) a song
- 22.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) one big headline (b) pale grey on white (c) a clear focal point (d) plenty of white space
- 23.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 10 students. How long is the bar for 90 students (in cm)?
- 24.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 2 students. How long is the bar for 22 students (in cm)?
- 25.True or false: facts scattered anywhere makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 26.True or false: facts as a simple chart makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 5 students. How long is the bar for 50 students (in cm)?
- 28.🖼️ A poster is 30 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 29.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: pale grey on white? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 30.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) no space between items (b) ten colours at random (c) long blocks of tiny text (d) plenty of white space
- 31.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: ten colours at random? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 32.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) a clear focal point (b) facts as a simple chart (c) icons with short labels (d) long blocks of tiny text
- 33.True or false: steps numbered 1, 2, 3 makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 34.True or false: high-contrast colours makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🖼️ What should a reader see first on a poster? (a) the main headline (b) the margin (c) the page number (d) the small print
- 36.🖼️ A layout has 47 cm of content width, split into 4 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 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 38.True or false: plenty of white space makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 5 students. How long is the bar for 25 students (in cm)?
- 40.True or false: ten colours at random makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- big and bold
- 5
- 48
- 14
- clearer layout
- 6
- 3
- 44
- high-contrast colours
- one big headline
- 6
- 19
- the space at the edges
- 17
- False
- a simple bar chart
- ten colours at random
- clearer layout
- clearer layout
- 42
- facts shown as pictures
- pale grey on white
- 9
- 11
- False
- True
- 10
- 22
- less clear layout
- plenty of white space
- less clear layout
- long blocks of tiny text
- True
- False
- the main headline
- 11
- 13
- False
- 5
- False
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