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.True or false: text over a busy photo makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🖼️ The margin of a poster is … (a) the main photo (b) the colour (c) the title (d) the space at the edges
- 3.🖼️ A layout has 31 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 4.🖼️ A poster is 20 cm wide with a 3 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 5.True or false: pale grey on white makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 10 students. How long is the bar for 20 students (in cm)?
- 7.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) long blocks of tiny text (b) ten colours at random (c) text over a busy photo (d) one big headline
- 8.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) plenty of white space (b) five headlines all big (c) icons with short labels (d) steps numbered 1, 2, 3
- 9.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) a clear focal point (b) ten colours at random (c) icons with short labels (d) one big headline
- 10.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 5 students. How long is the bar for 15 students (in cm)?
- 11.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 10 students. How long is the bar for 120 students (in cm)?
- 12.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: long blocks of tiny text? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 13.🖼️ What is an infographic? (a) a type of camera (b) a long essay (c) facts shown as pictures (d) a song
- 14.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 20 students. How long is the bar for 280 students (in cm)?
- 15.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 5 students. How long is the bar for 75 students (in cm)?
- 16.True or false: long blocks of tiny text makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🖼️ A poster is 60 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 18.🖼️ 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
- 19.🖼️ A poster is 40 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 20.🖼️ A poster is 56 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 21.🖼️ A layout has 10 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 22.🖼️ A layout has 63 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 23.🖼️ What should a reader see first on a poster? (a) the page number (b) the main headline (c) the margin (d) the small print
- 24.🖼️ Which is best for comparing numbers in an infographic? (a) a long paragraph (b) a curly font (c) a random photo (d) a simple bar chart
- 25.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) a clear focal point (b) long blocks of tiny text (c) five headlines all big (d) text over a busy photo
- 26.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 20 students. How long is the bar for 80 students (in cm)?
- 27.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: facts as a simple chart? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 28.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: a clear focal point? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 29.🖼️ A layout has 17 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 30.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: plenty of white space? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 31.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 2 students. How long is the bar for 16 students (in cm)?
- 32.🖼️ A layout has 17 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 33.🖼️ 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)?
- 34.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) long blocks of tiny text (b) facts as a simple chart (c) high-contrast colours (d) a clear focal point
- 35.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: one big headline? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 36.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) facts as a simple chart (b) long blocks of tiny text (c) five headlines all big (d) text over a busy photo
- 37.True or false: a clear focal point makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🖼️ A layout has 66 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 39.🖼️ A poster is 34 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 40.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) five headlines all big (b) plenty of white space (c) ten colours at random (d) no space between items
Answer key
- True
- the space at the edges
- 14
- 14
- False
- 2
- one big headline
- five headlines all big
- ten colours at random
- 3
- 12
- less clear layout
- facts shown as pictures
- 14
- 15
- False
- 58
- big and bold
- 32
- 54
- 4
- 15
- the main headline
- a simple bar chart
- a clear focal point
- 4
- clearer layout
- clearer layout
- 5
- clearer layout
- 8
- 8
- 6
- long blocks of tiny text
- clearer layout
- facts as a simple chart
- True
- 15
- 26
- plenty of white space
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