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 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)?
- 2.🖼️ What is an infographic? (a) a song (b) facts shown as pictures (c) a long essay (d) a type of camera
- 3.🖼️ The margin of a poster is … (a) the colour (b) the main photo (c) the space at the edges (d) the title
- 4.🖼️ A poster must be read from far away. Its headline should be … (a) tiny and pale (b) in many fonts (c) big and bold (d) hidden
- 5.🖼️ What should a reader see first on a poster? (a) the small print (b) the margin (c) the main headline (d) the page number
- 6.🖼️ A layout has 30 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 7.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (b) icons with short labels (c) high-contrast colours (d) pale grey on white
- 8.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) a clear focal point (b) five headlines all big (c) facts scattered anywhere (d) no space between items
- 9.🖼️ A layout has 42 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 10.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (b) a clear focal point (c) plenty of white space (d) five headlines all big
- 11.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: five headlines all big? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 12.🖼️ A poster is 45 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 13.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) high-contrast colours (b) facts as a simple chart (c) text over a busy photo (d) plenty of white space
- 14.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: high-contrast colours? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 15.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 10 students. How long is the bar for 110 students (in cm)?
- 16.True or false: text over a busy photo makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 17.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) facts scattered anywhere (b) five headlines all big (c) no space between items (d) steps numbered 1, 2, 3
- 18.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: facts scattered anywhere? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 19.🖼️ A layout has 11 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 20.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) five headlines all big (b) pale grey on white (c) plenty of white space (d) text over a busy photo
- 21.True or false: five headlines all big makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 10 students. How long is the bar for 70 students (in cm)?
- 23.🖼️ 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
- 24.True or false: a clear focal point makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 25.True or false: facts scattered anywhere makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: no space between items? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 27.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: steps numbered 1, 2, 3? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 28.🖼️ 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)?
- 29.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) pale grey on white (b) five headlines all big (c) text over a busy photo (d) one big headline
- 30.🖼️ A layout has 53 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 31.True or false: plenty of white space makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🖼️ A layout has 38 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 33.True or false: plenty of white space makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 34.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) one big headline (b) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (c) ten colours at random (d) high-contrast colours
- 35.🖼️ A poster is 30 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 36.🖼️ A layout has 21 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 37.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) no space between items (b) plenty of white space (c) a clear focal point (d) high-contrast colours
- 38.True or false: icons with short labels makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: pale grey on white? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 40.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: one big headline? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
Answer key
- 6
- facts shown as pictures
- the space at the edges
- big and bold
- the main headline
- 14
- pale grey on white
- a clear focal point
- 9
- five headlines all big
- less clear layout
- 41
- text over a busy photo
- clearer layout
- 11
- True
- steps numbered 1, 2, 3
- less clear layout
- 5
- plenty of white space
- False
- 7
- a simple bar chart
- True
- False
- less clear layout
- clearer layout
- 7
- one big headline
- 11
- True
- 12
- False
- ten colours at random
- 26
- 10
- no space between items
- False
- less clear layout
- clearer layout
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