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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 127 · 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: “easy to read on screens” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) pixels (b) emoji (c) sans-serif fonts (d) serif fonts
  3. 3.🔤 Text is set at 22 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  4. 4.🔤 Text is set at 9 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  5. 5.🔤 Text is set at 16 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  6. 6.True or false: space between lines is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a short title (b) small labels (c) a timetable (d) a long story
  8. 8.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  9. 9.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  10. 10.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  11. 11.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  12. 12.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  13. 13.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  15. 15.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  16. 16.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  17. 17.True or false: yellow words on white is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔤 Text is set at 10 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  19. 19.🔤 Text is set at 8 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  20. 20.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) degrees (b) kilograms (c) litres (d) points (pt)
  21. 21.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) easier to read (b) harder to read (c) quieter (d) shorter
  22. 22.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔤 Text is set at 20 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  24. 24.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  26. 26.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  27. 27.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  28. 28.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) two or three at most (b) a new one per word (c) at least ten (d) none at all
  29. 29.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  31. 31.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  33. 33.🔤 Text is set at 12 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  34. 34.🔤 Text is set at 14 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  35. 35.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  36. 36.🔤 Text is set at 23 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  37. 37.True or false: all text in capitals is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: lines squashed together is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  40. 40.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?

Answer key

  1. False
  2. serif fonts
  3. 33
  4. 13.5
  5. 24
  6. False
  7. a short title
  8. easy to read
  9. 32
  10. sans-serif
  11. sans-serif
  12. serif
  13. True
  14. easy to read
  15. sans-serif
  16. 1.5
  17. False
  18. 15
  19. 12
  20. points (pt)
  21. harder to read
  22. False
  23. 30
  24. True
  25. 2
  26. 48
  27. 42
  28. two or three at most
  29. True
  30. 56
  31. False
  32. serif
  33. 18
  34. 21
  35. hard to read
  36. 34.5
  37. False
  38. True
  39. 1.25
  40. 40

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