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.🖼️ Which is best for comparing numbers in an infographic? (a) a simple bar chart (b) a curly font (c) a random photo (d) a long paragraph
- 2.True or false: five headlines all big makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 3.True or false: icons with short labels makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 4.True or false: pale grey on white makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🖼️ A poster is 21 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 6.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 2 students. How long is the bar for 26 students (in cm)?
- 7.🖼️ What should a reader see first on a poster? (a) the margin (b) the small print (c) the main headline (d) the page number
- 8.🖼️ A poster is 55 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 9.🖼️ A poster is 21 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 10.🖼️ A poster must be read from far away. Its headline should be … (a) hidden (b) big and bold (c) tiny and pale (d) in many fonts
- 11.True or false: ten colours at random makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: ten colours at random? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 13.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 2 students. How long is the bar for 14 students (in cm)?
- 14.🖼️ A poster is 26 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 15.🖼️ What is an infographic? (a) facts shown as pictures (b) a long essay (c) a type of camera (d) a song
- 16.True or false: long blocks of tiny text makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 17.True or false: ten colours at random makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 18.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) no space between items (b) five headlines all big (c) long blocks of tiny text (d) steps numbered 1, 2, 3
- 19.True or false: no space between items makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 20.True or false: facts as a simple chart makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 21.True or false: one big headline makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 22.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (b) icons with short labels (c) one big headline (d) pale grey on white
- 23.True or false: steps numbered 1, 2, 3 makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 2 students. How long is the bar for 20 students (in cm)?
- 25.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) facts scattered anywhere (b) five headlines all big (c) text over a busy photo (d) a clear focal point
- 26.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: one big headline? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 27.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: pale grey on white? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 28.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: high-contrast colours? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 29.🖼️ A poster is 32 cm wide with a 3 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 30.True or false: text over a busy photo makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 31.True or false: long blocks of tiny text makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🖼️ The margin of a poster is … (a) the title (b) the colour (c) the space at the edges (d) the main photo
- 33.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 5 students. How long is the bar for 50 students (in cm)?
- 34.🖼️ 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)?
- 35.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) no space between items (b) icons with short labels (c) one big headline (d) facts as a simple chart
- 36.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) one big headline (b) facts as a simple chart (c) plenty of white space (d) text over a busy photo
- 37.🖼️ A layout has 16 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.🖼️ A poster is 35 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 39.True or false: plenty of white space makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 40.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) ten colours at random (b) facts as a simple chart (c) long blocks of tiny text (d) pale grey on white
Answer key
- a simple bar chart
- True
- False
- True
- 17
- 13
- the main headline
- 45
- 19
- big and bold
- True
- less clear layout
- 7
- 22
- facts shown as pictures
- False
- False
- steps numbered 1, 2, 3
- False
- False
- False
- pale grey on white
- True
- 10
- a clear focal point
- clearer layout
- less clear layout
- clearer layout
- 26
- False
- True
- the space at the edges
- 10
- 13
- no space between items
- text over a busy photo
- 7
- 27
- False
- facts as a simple chart
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