Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text
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.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
- 3.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🔤 Text is set at 24 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
- 5.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
- 6.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
- 8.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) size (b) colour (c) letters (d) serifs (small feet)
- 9.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
- 10.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
- 12.True or false: big enough letters is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) shorter (b) harder to read (c) quieter (d) easier to read
- 14.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
- 15.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
- 17.True or false: big enough letters is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🔤 Text is set at 15 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
- 19.🔤 Text is set at 17 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
- 20.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
- 21.True or false: short lines of text is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
- 22.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
- 24.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
- 25.True or false: a plain, clear font is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
- 26.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) two or three at most (b) none at all (c) at least ten (d) a new one per word
- 28.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a long story (b) small labels (c) a short title (d) a timetable
- 29.True or false: six fonts on one page is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
- 31.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) serif fonts (b) sans-serif fonts (c) pixels (d) emoji
- 32.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
- 34.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
- 35.🔤 Text is set at 13 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
- 36.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
- 37.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
- 38.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
- 39.True or false: one or two fonts is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🔤 Text is set at 20 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
Answer key
- False
- 20
- True
- 36
- serif
- False
- serif
- serifs (small feet)
- hard to read
- False
- sans-serif
- False
- harder to read
- 0.5
- False
- 30
- True
- 22.5
- 25.5
- 1.75
- True
- True
- easy to read
- 36
- True
- True
- two or three at most
- a short title
- True
- 36
- serif fonts
- False
- sans-serif
- easy to read
- 19.5
- sans-serif
- 2
- 0.75
- False
- 30
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