Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 104 · 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: “common on road signs” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
3. 3.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
4. 4.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
6. 6.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
7. 7.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) easier to read (b) harder to read (c) quieter (d) shorter
9. 9.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
10. 10.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) colour (b) letters (c) size (d) serifs (small feet)
11. 11.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
13. 13.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
14. 14.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
16. 16.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
17. 17.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
18. 18.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
19. 19.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
20. 20.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: one or two fonts is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
23. 23.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
24. 24.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) litres (b) kilograms (c) points (pt) (d) degrees
25. 25.🔤 Text is set at 20 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
26. 26.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
27. 27.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) serif fonts (b) pixels (c) emoji (d) sans-serif fonts
30. 30.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) none at all (b) a new one per word (c) at least ten (d) two or three at most
31. 31.🔤 Text is set at 19 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
32. 32.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
33. 33.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
34. 34.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
35. 35.🔤 Text is set at 22 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
36. 36.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
37. 37.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
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.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
40. 40.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a long story (b) small labels (c) a timetable (d) a short title

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