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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 120 · 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.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  3. 3.🔤 Text is set at 16 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  4. 4.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: short lines of text is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  8. 8.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  9. 9.True or false: one or two fonts is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  11. 11.True or false: big enough letters is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: a plain, clear font is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔤 Text is set at 8 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  14. 14.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  15. 15.🔤 Text is set at 19 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  16. 16.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  17. 17.True or false: six fonts on one page is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  19. 19.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) sans-serif fonts (b) emoji (c) pixels (d) serif fonts
  20. 20.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) at least ten (b) a new one per word (c) two or three at most (d) none at all
  21. 21.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) easier to read (b) quieter (c) harder to read (d) shorter
  22. 22.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  23. 23.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  24. 24.🔤 Text is set at 12 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  25. 25.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  26. 26.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  29. 29.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  30. 30.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  31. 31.True or false: dark words, pale page is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  33. 33.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  34. 34.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “no little feet” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  37. 37.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  38. 38.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  39. 39.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  40. 40.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read

Answer key

  1. False
  2. 56
  3. 24
  4. False
  5. True
  6. True
  7. hard to read
  8. 1.25
  9. False
  10. hard to read
  11. False
  12. False
  13. 12
  14. 1.75
  15. 28.5
  16. 0.5
  17. False
  18. easy to read
  19. serif fonts
  20. two or three at most
  21. harder to read
  22. easy to read
  23. 0.25
  24. 18
  25. easy to read
  26. True
  27. False
  28. 36
  29. easy to read
  30. 1
  31. False
  32. 54
  33. sans-serif
  34. True
  35. True
  36. 48
  37. 1.5
  38. 32
  39. sans-serif
  40. hard to read

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