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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 122 · 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 serif font. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  4. 4.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  5. 5.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  6. 6.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  7. 7.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  8. 8.🔤 Text is set at 24 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  9. 9.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  10. 10.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  12. 12.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  13. 13.🔤 Text is set at 14 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  14. 14.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  16. 16.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  17. 17.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  18. 18.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔤 Text is set at 21 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  20. 20.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) emoji (b) pixels (c) sans-serif fonts (d) serif fonts
  21. 21.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  22. 22.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  23. 23.True or false: one or two fonts is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  25. 25.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  26. 26.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) quieter (b) harder to read (c) easier to read (d) shorter
  28. 28.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  30. 30.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  31. 31.True or false: fancy curly script is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  33. 33.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  34. 34.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  36. 36.🔤 Text is set at 16 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  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 19 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  39. 39.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  40. 40.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) none at all (b) at least ten (c) two or three at most (d) a new one per word

Answer key

  1. True
  2. False
  3. hard to read
  4. hard to read
  5. 20
  6. 40
  7. easy to read
  8. 36
  9. serif
  10. False
  11. 42
  12. 1
  13. 21
  14. False
  15. serif
  16. sans-serif
  17. 2
  18. False
  19. 31.5
  20. serif fonts
  21. easy to read
  22. serif
  23. True
  24. 33
  25. hard to read
  26. True
  27. harder to read
  28. False
  29. hard to read
  30. 1.5
  31. True
  32. sans-serif
  33. 48
  34. True
  35. 0.25
  36. 24
  37. 22
  38. 28.5
  39. 30
  40. two or three at most

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