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.🖼️ A layout has 38 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 2.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) long blocks of tiny text (b) text over a busy photo (c) one big headline (d) pale grey on white
- 3.🖼️ What should a reader see first on a poster? (a) the margin (b) the main headline (c) the page number (d) the small print
- 4.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 100 students. How long is the bar for 1500 students (in cm)?
- 5.🖼️ A poster is 30 cm wide with a 2 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 6.🖼️ A poster is 56 cm wide with a 1 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 7.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: steps numbered 1, 2, 3? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 8.True or false: ten colours at random makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 9.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) a clear focal point (b) text over a busy photo (c) high-contrast colours (d) icons with short labels
- 10.🖼️ 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)?
- 11.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) icons with short labels (b) facts as a simple chart (c) ten colours at random (d) high-contrast colours
- 12.True or false: no space between items makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 100 students. How long is the bar for 600 students (in cm)?
- 14.🖼️ A layout has 50 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 2 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 15.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: icons with short labels? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 16.🖼️ A layout has 21 cm of content width, split into 3 equal columns with a 3 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 17.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 2 students. How long is the bar for 22 students (in cm)?
- 18.🖼️ A poster is 58 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 19.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 50 students. How long is the bar for 350 students (in cm)?
- 20.True or false: long blocks of tiny text makes a clearer layout. (a) True (b) False
- 21.True or false: a clear focal point makes a clearer layout. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 20 students. How long is the bar for 180 students (in cm)?
- 23.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: text over a busy photo? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 24.🖼️ 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)?
- 25.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: long blocks of tiny text? (a) clearer layout (b) less clear layout
- 26.🖼️ What is an infographic? (a) a type of camera (b) a long essay (c) a song (d) facts shown as pictures
- 27.🖼️ A poster is 48 cm wide with a 5 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 28.Which of these makes a clearer layout? (a) pale grey on white (b) text over a busy photo (c) icons with short labels (d) long blocks of tiny text
- 29.Which of these makes a less clear layout? (a) long blocks of tiny text (b) facts as a simple chart (c) a clear focal point (d) icons with short labels
- 30.🖼️ 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
- 31.🖼️ A layout has 29 cm of content width, split into 2 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 32.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 2 students. How long is the bar for 8 students (in cm)?
- 33.🖼️ A poster is 22 cm wide with a 4 cm margin on the left and on the right. How wide is the space for content (in cm)?
- 34.🖼️ In an infographic bar chart, 1 cm stands for 2 students. How long is the bar for 2 students (in cm)?
- 35.🖼️ Which is best for comparing numbers in an infographic? (a) a curly font (b) a random photo (c) a simple bar chart (d) a long paragraph
- 36.True or false: five headlines all big makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🖼️ Clearer or less clear poster: facts as a simple chart? (a) less clear layout (b) clearer layout
- 38.🖼️ A layout has 47 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 39.🖼️ A layout has 59 cm of content width, split into 4 equal columns with a 1 cm gap between neighbouring columns. How wide is each column (in cm)?
- 40.True or false: icons with short labels makes a less clear layout. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- 8
- one big headline
- the main headline
- 15
- 26
- 54
- clearer layout
- False
- text over a busy photo
- 7
- ten colours at random
- False
- 6
- 11
- clearer layout
- 5
- 11
- 50
- 7
- False
- True
- 9
- less clear layout
- 49
- less clear layout
- facts shown as pictures
- 38
- icons with short labels
- long blocks of tiny text
- big and bold
- 14
- 4
- 14
- 1
- a simple bar chart
- True
- clearer layout
- 11
- 14
- False
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