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) long blocks of tiny text (b) five headlines all big (c) ten colours at random (d) plenty of white space
- 2.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) facts as a simple chart (b) icons with short labels (c) text over a busy photo (d) high-contrast colours
- 3.True or false: five headlines all big makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 4.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) five headlines all big (b) ten colours at random (c) one big headline (d) pale grey on white
- 5.🖼️ A poster is 43 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 6.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: one big headline? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 7.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: five headlines all big? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 8.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (b) high-contrast colours (c) plenty of white space (d) ten colours at random
- 9.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: long blocks of tiny text? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 10.🖼️ A layout has 39 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 11.🖼️ A poster is 39 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 12.True or false: five headlines all big makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 13.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) long blocks of tiny text (b) pale grey on white (c) text over a busy photo (d) high-contrast colours
- 14.True or false: long blocks of tiny text makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 5 students. How long is the bar for 5 students (in cm)?
- 16.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: ten colours at random? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 17.🖼️ A poster is 29 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 18.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 50 students. How long is the bar for 600 students (in cm)?
- 19.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: a clear focal point? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 20.🖼️ What should a reader see first on a poster? (a) the page number (b) the main headline (c) the small print (d) the margin
- 21.🖼️ What is an infographic? (a) a type of camera (b) a long essay (c) a song (d) facts shown as pictures
- 22.True or false: no space between items makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🖼️ 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)?
- 24.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 5 students. How long is the bar for 55 students (in cm)?
- 25.True or false: facts scattered anywhere makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 26.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) facts as a simple chart (b) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (c) plenty of white space (d) no space between items
- 27.True or false: facts as a simple chart makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: facts as a simple chart? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 29.🖼️ A poster must be read from far away. Its headline should be … (a) tiny and pale (b) big and bold (c) in many fonts (d) hidden
- 30.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: icons with short labels? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 31.🖼️ A poster is 41 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 layout has 28 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 33.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) text over a busy photo (b) no space between items (c) facts as a simple chart (d) long blocks of tiny text
- 34.True or false: icons with short labels makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 35.True or false: text over a busy photo makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 50 students. How long is the bar for 700 students (in cm)?
- 37.🖼️ The margin of a poster is … (a) the title (b) the main photo (c) the colour (d) the space at the edges
- 38.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) five headlines all big (b) text over a busy photo (c) facts scattered anywhere (d) icons with short labels
- 39.🖼️ A poster is 50 cm wide with a 3 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 40.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 50 students. How long is the bar for 650 students (in cm)?
Answer key
- plenty of white space
- text over a busy photo
- True
- one big headline
- 35
- clearer layout
- less clear layout
- ten colours at random
- less clear layout
- 11
- 29
- False
- high-contrast colours
- True
- 1
- less clear layout
- 21
- 12
- clearer layout
- the main headline
- facts shown as pictures
- False
- 4
- 11
- True
- no space between items
- False
- clearer layout
- big and bold
- clearer layout
- 33
- 13
- facts as a simple chart
- False
- True
- 14
- the space at the edges
- icons with short labels
- 44
- 13
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