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 should a reader see first on a poster? (a) the page number (b) the small print (c) the margin (d) the main headline
- 2.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) one big headline (b) pale grey on white (c) text over a busy photo (d) no space between items
- 3.🖼️ The margin of a poster is … (a) the title (b) the colour (c) the space at the edges (d) the main photo
- 4.🖼️ A layout has 35 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 5.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) facts as a simple chart (b) a clear focal point (c) one big headline (d) ten colours at random
- 6.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 50 students. How long is the bar for 50 students (in cm)?
- 7.🖼️ Which is best for comparing numbers in an infographic? (a) a curly font (b) a random photo (c) a long paragraph (d) a simple bar chart
- 8.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: plenty of white space? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 9.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: long blocks of tiny text? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 10.🖼️ A poster is 29 cm wide with a 3 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 11.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 10 students. How long is the bar for 10 students (in cm)?
- 12.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) ten colours at random (b) plenty of white space (c) text over a busy photo (d) pale grey on white
- 13.True or false: facts as a simple chart makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🖼️ A layout has 55 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 15.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: pale grey on white? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 16.🖼️ A poster is 21 cm wide with a 3 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 17.🖼️ What is an infographic? (a) facts shown as pictures (b) a long essay (c) a type of camera (d) a song
- 18.🖼️ A layout has 31 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 19.🖼️ 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
- 20.True or false: one big headline makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🖼️ A layout has 44 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 22.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 10 students. How long is the bar for 130 students (in cm)?
- 23.True or false: five headlines all big makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🖼️ A poster is 41 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 25.🖼️ A poster is 21 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 26.True or false: icons with short labels makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🖼️ A poster is 30 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 28.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 100 students. How long is the bar for 500 students (in cm)?
- 29.True or false: high-contrast colours makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: text over a busy photo? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 31.True or false: facts as a simple chart makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 2 students. How long is the bar for 28 students (in cm)?
- 33.🖼️ 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)?
- 34.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: steps numbered 1, 2, 3? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 35.🖼️ A poster is 49 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 36.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 50 students. How long is the bar for 200 students (in cm)?
- 37.🖼️ A layout has 13 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 38.True or false: high-contrast colours makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: ten colours at random? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 40.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) a clear focal point (b) facts scattered anywhere (c) pale grey on white (d) five headlines all big
Answer key
- the main headline
- one big headline
- the space at the edges
- 11
- ten colours at random
- 1
- a simple bar chart
- clearer layout
- less clear layout
- 23
- 1
- plenty of white space
- False
- 13
- less clear layout
- 15
- facts shown as pictures
- 15
- big and bold
- True
- 14
- 13
- False
- 31
- 13
- True
- 22
- 5
- True
- less clear layout
- True
- 14
- 6
- clearer layout
- 41
- 4
- 6
- False
- less clear layout
- a clear focal point
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