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.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) five headlines all big (b) plenty of white space (c) long blocks of tiny text (d) pale grey on white
- 2.🖼️ The margin of a poster is … (a) the space at the edges (b) the main photo (c) the colour (d) the title
- 3.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: icons with short labels? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 4.True or false: five headlines all big makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 5.True or false: high-contrast colours makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 6.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) five headlines all big (b) high-contrast colours (c) a clear focal point (d) plenty of white space
- 7.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) a clear focal point (b) ten colours at random (c) plenty of white space (d) high-contrast colours
- 8.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: plenty of white space? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 9.🖼️ 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
- 10.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: five headlines all big? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 11.🖼️ A layout has 20 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 12.🖼️ What is an infographic? (a) a type of camera (b) facts shown as pictures (c) a song (d) a long essay
- 13.🖼️ A layout has 9 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 14.🖼️ A layout has 22 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 15.🖼️ A poster is 51 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 16.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 5 students. How long is the bar for 15 students (in cm)?
- 17.True or false: facts as a simple chart makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: facts scattered anywhere? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 19.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 2 students. How long is the bar for 22 students (in cm)?
- 20.🖼️ A poster is 51 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 21.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 10 students. How long is the bar for 10 students (in cm)?
- 22.🖼️ What should a reader see first on a poster? (a) the margin (b) the small print (c) the page number (d) the main headline
- 23.True or false: pale grey on white makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 5 students. How long is the bar for 60 students (in cm)?
- 25.🖼️ A poster is 23 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 26.🖼️ A layout has 36 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 27.True or false: plenty of white space makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 28.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) facts scattered anywhere (b) a clear focal point (c) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (d) one big headline
- 29.True or false: high-contrast colours makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🖼️ A poster must be read from far away. Its headline should be … (a) tiny and pale (b) hidden (c) big and bold (d) in many fonts
- 31.🖼️ A layout has 17 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 32.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 20 students. How long is the bar for 100 students (in cm)?
- 33.🖼️ A poster is 31 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 34.🖼️ A layout has 32 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 35.🖼️ A layout has 47 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 36.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: a clear focal point? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 37.🖼️ 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)?
- 38.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: no space between items? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 39.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) five headlines all big (b) facts as a simple chart (c) facts scattered anywhere (d) no space between items
- 40.🖼️ A poster is 30 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
Answer key
- plenty of white space
- the space at the edges
- clearer layout
- True
- False
- five headlines all big
- ten colours at random
- clearer layout
- a simple bar chart
- less clear layout
- 6
- facts shown as pictures
- 4
- 10
- 43
- 3
- True
- less clear layout
- 11
- 41
- 1
- the main headline
- True
- 12
- 21
- 10
- False
- facts scattered anywhere
- True
- big and bold
- 7
- 5
- 27
- 10
- 11
- clearer layout
- 12
- less clear layout
- facts as a simple chart
- 28
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