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) ten colours at random (c) long blocks of tiny text (d) a clear focal point
- 2.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: one big headline? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 3.🖼️ A poster is 48 cm wide with a 3 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 4.🖼️ A layout has 25 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 5.🖼️ The margin of a poster is … (a) the main photo (b) the title (c) the space at the edges (d) the colour
- 6.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 20 students. How long is the bar for 240 students (in cm)?
- 7.True or false: pale grey on white makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 5 students. How long is the bar for 25 students (in cm)?
- 9.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: facts as a simple chart? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 10.🖼️ A poster is 48 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 11.🖼️ 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)?
- 12.True or false: a clear focal point makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 13.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) text over a busy photo (b) plenty of white space (c) icons with short labels (d) a clear focal point
- 14.True or false: facts scattered anywhere makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 15.True or false: one big headline makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 100 students. How long is the bar for 300 students (in cm)?
- 17.🖼️ A layout has 24 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 18.🖼️ A poster is 21 cm wide with a 3 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 19.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: steps numbered 1, 2, 3? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 20.🖼️ A poster must be read from far away. Its headline should be … (a) hidden (b) tiny and pale (c) in many fonts (d) big and bold
- 21.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 10 students. How long is the bar for 150 students (in cm)?
- 22.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: facts scattered anywhere? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 23.🖼️ A poster is 25 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 24.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) ten colours at random (b) text over a busy photo (c) plenty of white space (d) five headlines all big
- 25.True or false: one big headline makes a less clear layout. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🖼️ A poster is 20 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 27.🖼️ A poster is 31 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 layout has 23 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 29.True or false: text over a busy photo makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🖼️ 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)?
- 31.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) steps numbered 1, 2, 3 (b) ten colours at random (c) plenty of white space (d) facts as a simple chart
- 32.🖼️ What should a reader see first on a poster? (a) the small print (b) the margin (c) the main headline (d) the page number
- 33.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: icons with short labels? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 34.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: a clear focal point? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 35.🖼️ A layout has 39 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.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 2 students. How long is the bar for 14 students (in cm)?
- 37.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 20 students. How long is the bar for 140 students (in cm)?
- 38.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 2 students. How long is the bar for 16 students (in cm)?
- 39.True or false: plenty of white space makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 40.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) high-contrast colours (b) no space between items (c) icons with short labels (d) facts as a simple chart
Answer key
- a clear focal point
- clearer layout
- 42
- 7
- the space at the edges
- 12
- True
- 5
- clearer layout
- 46
- 43
- False
- text over a busy photo
- True
- True
- 3
- 11
- 15
- clearer layout
- big and bold
- 15
- less clear layout
- 17
- plenty of white space
- False
- 18
- 21
- 5
- True
- 10
- ten colours at random
- the main headline
- clearer layout
- clearer layout
- 9
- 7
- 7
- 8
- True
- no space between items
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