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: icons with short labels makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 2.True or false: high-contrast colours makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🖼️ A layout has 42 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 4.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: plenty of white space? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 5.🖼️ What should a reader see first on a poster? (a) the margin (b) the small print (c) the page number (d) the main headline
- 6.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) text over a busy photo (b) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (c) icons with short labels (d) facts as a simple chart
- 7.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: pale grey on white? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 8.🖼️ A poster is 44 cm wide with a 3 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 9.🖼️ What is an infographic? (a) a long essay (b) facts shown as pictures (c) a type of camera (d) a song
- 10.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 5 students. How long is the bar for 65 students (in cm)?
- 11.🖼️ 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)?
- 12.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 2 students. How long is the bar for 20 students (in cm)?
- 13.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) facts as a simple chart (b) pale grey on white (c) five headlines all big (d) facts scattered anywhere
- 14.🖼️ A poster is 58 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 15.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 100 students. How long is the bar for 300 students (in cm)?
- 16.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 100 students. How long is the bar for 1400 students (in cm)?
- 17.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 50 students. How long is the bar for 250 students (in cm)?
- 18.🖼️ A poster is 57 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 19.True or false: a clear focal point makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🖼️ A layout has 51 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 21.True or false: one big headline makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 22.True or false: a clear focal point makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 5 students. How long is the bar for 10 students (in cm)?
- 24.True or false: facts as a simple chart makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: ten colours at random? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 26.🖼️ A poster is 40 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 27.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) text over a busy photo (b) facts scattered anywhere (c) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (d) long blocks of tiny text
- 28.True or false: ten colours at random makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 29.True or false: steps numbered 1, 2, 3 makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🖼️ A layout has 43 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 31.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 10 students. How long is the bar for 130 students (in cm)?
- 32.🖼️ Which is best for comparing numbers in an infographic? (a) a curly font (b) a long paragraph (c) a random photo (d) a simple bar chart
- 33.🖼️ A layout has 27 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 34.🖼️ A poster must be read from far away. Its headline should be … (a) big and bold (b) tiny and pale (c) hidden (d) in many fonts
- 35.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) text over a busy photo (b) icons with short labels (c) facts scattered anywhere (d) long blocks of tiny text
- 36.🖼️ A poster is 60 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 37.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) no space between items (b) long blocks of tiny text (c) five headlines all big (d) a clear focal point
- 38.🖼️ A poster is 37 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 39.🖼️ A poster is 45 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 40.🖼️ A poster is 59 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
Answer key
- False
- True
- 12
- clearer layout
- the main headline
- text over a busy photo
- less clear layout
- 38
- facts shown as pictures
- 13
- 5
- 10
- facts as a simple chart
- 54
- 3
- 14
- 5
- 49
- False
- 12
- True
- True
- 2
- True
- less clear layout
- 30
- steps numbered 1, 2, 3
- True
- True
- 10
- 13
- a simple bar chart
- 13
- big and bold
- icons with short labels
- 56
- a clear focal point
- 33
- 37
- 55
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