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.🖼️ The margin of a poster is … (a) the title (b) the main photo (c) the space at the edges (d) the colour
- 2.True or false: one big headline makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🖼️ A poster is 29 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 4.🖼️ A poster is 21 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 5.🖼️ A poster is 36 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: long blocks of tiny text? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 7.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) ten colours at random (b) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (c) long blocks of tiny text (d) text over a busy photo
- 8.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 50 students. How long is the bar for 100 students (in cm)?
- 9.🖼️ A poster is 40 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 10.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: text over a busy photo? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 11.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 100 students. How long is the bar for 1000 students (in cm)?
- 12.🖼️ A layout has 34 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 13.🖼️ A poster is 51 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 14.🖼️ What should a reader see first on a poster? (a) the main headline (b) the page number (c) the margin (d) the small print
- 15.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) ten colours at random (b) text over a busy photo (c) facts as a simple chart (d) facts scattered anywhere
- 16.True or false: text over a busy photo makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🖼️ A poster is 36 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 18.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: plenty of white space? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 19.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) facts scattered anywhere (b) one big headline (c) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (d) a clear focal point
- 20.🖼️ A poster is 25 cm wide with a 3 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 21.🖼️ A poster is 58 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 22.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 5 students. How long is the bar for 70 students (in cm)?
- 23.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) high-contrast colours (b) five headlines all big (c) ten colours at random (d) text over a busy photo
- 24.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) facts as a simple chart (b) one big headline (c) pale grey on white (d) icons with short labels
- 25.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: ten colours at random? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 26.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: one big headline? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 27.🖼️ A poster is 33 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 28.🖼️ 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)?
- 29.🖼️ A poster is 58 cm wide with a 3 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 30.True or false: long blocks of tiny text makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🖼️ A layout has 33 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 32.True or false: five headlines all big makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🖼️ A layout has 26 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.True or false: facts as a simple chart makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🖼️ 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
- 36.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: a clear focal point? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 37.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 100 students. How long is the bar for 200 students (in cm)?
- 38.🖼️ A layout has 22 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 39.🖼️ 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
- 40.🖼️ A layout has 29 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
Answer key
- the space at the edges
- True
- 19
- 17
- 28
- less clear layout
- steps numbered 1, 2, 3
- 2
- 38
- less clear layout
- 10
- 10
- 49
- the main headline
- facts as a simple chart
- True
- 34
- clearer layout
- facts scattered anywhere
- 19
- 48
- 14
- high-contrast colours
- pale grey on white
- less clear layout
- clearer layout
- 23
- 41
- 52
- True
- 9
- False
- 12
- False
- big and bold
- clearer layout
- 2
- 6
- a simple bar chart
- 9
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