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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 102 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) a new one per word (b) two or three at most (c) at least ten (d) none at all
  2. 2.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  3. 3.True or false: big enough letters is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) sans-serif fonts (b) serif fonts (c) pixels (d) emoji
  5. 5.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  6. 6.True or false: one or two fonts is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔤 Text is set at 13 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  10. 10.🔤 Text is set at 15 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  11. 11.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  12. 12.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  13. 13.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  14. 14.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  15. 15.True or false: dark words, pale page is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) quieter (b) shorter (c) harder to read (d) easier to read
  17. 17.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  18. 18.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  20. 20.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  21. 21.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  22. 22.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  23. 23.True or false: space between lines is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  25. 25.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  26. 26.True or false: a plain, clear font is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  30. 30.🔤 Text is set at 20 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  31. 31.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  32. 32.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  34. 34.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  35. 35.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  37. 37.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  38. 38.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: dark words, pale page is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =

Answer key

  1. two or three at most
  2. serif
  3. True
  4. serif fonts
  5. sans-serif
  6. False
  7. False
  8. False
  9. 19.5
  10. 22.5
  11. easy to read
  12. 0.75
  13. hard to read
  14. 1.25
  15. True
  16. harder to read
  17. 44
  18. False
  19. 40
  20. serif
  21. 54
  22. easy to read
  23. False
  24. 1.5
  25. sans-serif
  26. False
  27. False
  28. True
  29. 48
  30. 30
  31. 36
  32. True
  33. 28
  34. 2
  35. False
  36. sans-serif
  37. 1
  38. True
  39. False
  40. 0.25

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