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 less clear layout? (a) ten colours at random (b) a clear focal point (c) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (d) plenty of white space
- 2.🖼️ A layout has 15 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 3.🖼️ A poster is 26 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 4.🖼️ A poster is 38 cm wide with a 3 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 5.True or false: pale grey on white makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🖼️ A layout has 45 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 7.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) facts as a simple chart (b) text over a busy photo (c) facts scattered anywhere (d) pale grey on white
- 8.🖼️ A layout has 19 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 9.True or false: no space between items makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 10.True or false: a clear focal point makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🖼️ A poster is 55 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 12.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: long blocks of tiny text? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 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 poster is 52 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 15.🖼️ 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)?
- 16.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 50 students. How long is the bar for 200 students (in cm)?
- 17.🖼️ A layout has 19 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 18.True or false: five headlines all big makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🖼️ A layout has 33 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 20.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 5 students. How long is the bar for 5 students (in cm)?
- 21.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: high-contrast colours? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 22.🖼️ A poster is 60 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 23.True or false: high-contrast colours makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🖼️ A layout has 42 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 25.🖼️ A poster is 33 cm wide with a 3 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 26.🖼️ What should a reader see first on a poster? (a) the small print (b) the margin (c) the page number (d) the main headline
- 27.True or false: icons with short labels makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🖼️ A layout has 31 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 29.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 20 students. How long is the bar for 120 students (in cm)?
- 30.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) high-contrast colours (b) five headlines all big (c) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (d) a clear focal point
- 31.🖼️ What is an infographic? (a) a type of camera (b) facts shown as pictures (c) a song (d) a long essay
- 32.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: plenty of white space? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 33.True or false: ten colours at random makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 34.True or false: pale grey on white makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🖼️ A poster must be read from far away. Its headline should be … (a) big and bold (b) hidden (c) in many fonts (d) tiny and pale
- 36.🖼️ A poster is 45 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 37.True or false: one big headline makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🖼️ A poster is 20 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 39.🖼️ A poster is 22 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 40.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) high-contrast colours (b) long blocks of tiny text (c) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (d) facts as a simple chart
Answer key
- ten colours at random
- 7
- 22
- 32
- False
- 9
- facts as a simple chart
- 9
- True
- False
- 51
- less clear layout
- 4
- 50
- 12
- 4
- 4
- True
- 15
- 1
- clearer layout
- 50
- True
- 9
- 27
- the main headline
- True
- 14
- 6
- five headlines all big
- facts shown as pictures
- clearer layout
- False
- True
- big and bold
- 43
- False
- 10
- 12
- long blocks of tiny text
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