Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 101 · 40 questions

Creator's tip (Few fonts, big enough): Serif = small feet on letters; sans-serif = plain ends. Use one or two fonts. Heading = body size × times (12 pt × 3 = 36 pt). Line spacing ≈ 1.5 × font size; 72 pt = 1 inch.

1. 1.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) emoji (b) serif fonts (c) pixels (d) sans-serif fonts
3. 3.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
4. 4.True or false: a plain, clear font is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: six fonts on one page is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
7. 7.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
8. 8.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
10. 10.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
11. 11.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
12. 12.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
13. 13.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
14. 14.True or false: yellow words on white is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) shorter (b) harder to read (c) easier to read (d) quieter
18. 18.🔤 Text is set at 9 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
19. 19.True or false: all text in capitals is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
21. 21.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
22. 22.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
23. 23.True or false: fancy curly script is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
25. 25.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
27. 27.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
28. 28.True or false: dark words, pale page is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
30. 30.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
31. 31.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
32. 32.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) kilograms (b) points (pt) (c) degrees (d) litres
33. 33.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a short title (b) a timetable (c) small labels (d) a long story
35. 35.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: lines squashed together is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
38. 38.🔤 Text is set at 15 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
39. 39.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
40. 40.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False

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