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 is 48 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 2.🖼️ A layout has 46 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 3.🖼️ What is an infographic? (a) facts shown as pictures (b) a long essay (c) a song (d) a type of camera
- 4.🖼️ The margin of a poster is … (a) the title (b) the space at the edges (c) the main photo (d) the colour
- 5.True or false: a clear focal point makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 10 students. How long is the bar for 30 students (in cm)?
- 7.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 10 students. How long is the bar for 90 students (in cm)?
- 8.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: a clear focal point? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 9.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: high-contrast colours? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 10.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) facts scattered anywhere (b) five headlines all big (c) pale grey on white (d) a clear focal point
- 11.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) icons with short labels (b) five headlines all big (c) text over a busy photo (d) pale grey on white
- 12.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 2 students. How long is the bar for 8 students (in cm)?
- 13.True or false: pale grey on white makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: text over a busy photo? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 15.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 2 students. How long is the bar for 16 students (in cm)?
- 16.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) high-contrast colours (b) long blocks of tiny text (c) five headlines all big (d) pale grey on white
- 17.True or false: ten colours at random makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🖼️ A poster is 33 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 19.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) ten colours at random (b) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (c) icons with short labels (d) a clear focal point
- 20.🖼️ 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)?
- 21.True or false: plenty of white space makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: ten colours at random? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 23.🖼️ A layout has 14 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.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) text over a busy photo (b) one big headline (c) high-contrast colours (d) plenty of white space
- 25.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: icons with short labels? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 26.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: steps numbered 1, 2, 3? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 27.True or false: long blocks of tiny text makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 10 students. How long is the bar for 140 students (in cm)?
- 29.True or false: plenty of white space makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: five headlines all big? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 31.🖼️ A poster is 47 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 32.🖼️ 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)?
- 33.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 50 students. How long is the bar for 300 students (in cm)?
- 34.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 50 students. How long is the bar for 150 students (in cm)?
- 35.🖼️ 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
- 36.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 50 students. How long is the bar for 500 students (in cm)?
- 37.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) long blocks of tiny text (b) five headlines all big (c) one big headline (d) text over a busy photo
- 38.🖼️ A poster is 44 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 39.🖼️ A layout has 23 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.🖼️ What should a reader see first on a poster? (a) the page number (b) the main headline (c) the margin (d) the small print
Answer key
- 40
- 14
- facts shown as pictures
- the space at the edges
- False
- 3
- 9
- clearer layout
- clearer layout
- a clear focal point
- icons with short labels
- 4
- True
- less clear layout
- 8
- high-contrast colours
- False
- 23
- ten colours at random
- 14
- False
- less clear layout
- 6
- text over a busy photo
- clearer layout
- clearer layout
- False
- 14
- True
- less clear layout
- 45
- 32
- 6
- 3
- big and bold
- 10
- one big headline
- 36
- 7
- the main headline
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