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 is an infographic? (a) a type of camera (b) facts shown as pictures (c) a long essay (d) a song
- 2.🖼️ A layout has 21 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 3.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 20 students. How long is the bar for 300 students (in cm)?
- 4.True or false: text over a busy photo makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 5.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) ten colours at random (b) no space between items (c) facts as a simple chart (d) five headlines all big
- 6.True or false: steps numbered 1, 2, 3 makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🖼️ Which is best for comparing numbers in an infographic? (a) a long paragraph (b) a random photo (c) a curly font (d) a simple bar chart
- 8.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: facts scattered anywhere? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 9.🖼️ 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)?
- 10.🖼️ A layout has 23 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 11.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 50 students. How long is the bar for 150 students (in cm)?
- 12.🖼️ 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)?
- 13.True or false: icons with short labels makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🖼️ A poster must be read from far away. Its headline should be … (a) hidden (b) tiny and pale (c) big and bold (d) in many fonts
- 15.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) long blocks of tiny text (b) five headlines all big (c) a clear focal point (d) facts scattered anywhere
- 16.🖼️ 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)?
- 17.🖼️ A layout has 26 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 18.True or false: no space between items makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 19.True or false: pale grey on white makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🖼️ A poster is 55 cm wide with a 3 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 21.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: no space between items? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 22.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 2 students. How long is the bar for 22 students (in cm)?
- 23.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 20 students. How long is the bar for 100 students (in cm)?
- 24.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: one big headline? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 25.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: ten colours at random? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 26.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 2 students. How long is the bar for 26 students (in cm)?
- 27.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) a clear focal point (b) five headlines all big (c) plenty of white space (d) icons with short labels
- 28.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: a clear focal point? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 29.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) high-contrast colours (b) long blocks of tiny text (c) icons with short labels (d) facts as a simple chart
- 30.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) a clear focal point (b) facts scattered anywhere (c) high-contrast colours (d) plenty of white space
- 31.🖼️ A poster is 32 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 32.🖼️ A poster is 24 cm wide with a 3 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 33.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) pale grey on white
- 34.🖼️ A poster is 58 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 35.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: plenty of white space? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 36.🖼️ A layout has 69 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 37.True or false: facts as a simple chart makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🖼️ A poster is 52 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 39.🖼️ A layout has 24 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 40.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: icons with short labels? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
Answer key
- facts shown as pictures
- 9
- 15
- False
- facts as a simple chart
- False
- a simple bar chart
- less clear layout
- 40
- 11
- 3
- 4
- True
- big and bold
- a clear focal point
- 7
- 12
- True
- True
- 49
- less clear layout
- 11
- 5
- clearer layout
- less clear layout
- 13
- five headlines all big
- clearer layout
- long blocks of tiny text
- facts scattered anywhere
- 24
- 18
- steps numbered 1, 2, 3
- 50
- clearer layout
- 15
- True
- 48
- 11
- clearer layout
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