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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 132 · 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: “like an old newspaper” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) harder to read (b) quieter (c) shorter (d) easier to read
  3. 3.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  4. 4.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  5. 5.True or false: “no little feet” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  7. 7.🔤 Text is set at 20 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  8. 8.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) serif fonts (b) emoji (c) sans-serif fonts (d) pixels
  9. 9.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  10. 10.🔤 Text is set at 21 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  11. 11.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  12. 12.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) colour (b) letters (c) size (d) serifs (small feet)
  13. 13.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  15. 15.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  16. 16.🔤 Text is set at 9 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  17. 17.True or false: big enough letters is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  19. 19.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  20. 20.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  21. 21.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  22. 22.True or false: “no little feet” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔤 Text is set at 22 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  24. 24.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  25. 25.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  26. 26.🔤 Text is set at 24 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  27. 27.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  28. 28.🔤 Text is set at 13 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  29. 29.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  30. 30.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  31. 31.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  32. 32.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  33. 33.True or false: lines squashed together is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: one or two fonts is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔤 Text is set at 12 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  36. 36.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  37. 37.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  38. 38.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  39. 39.True or false: space between lines is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  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. False
  2. harder to read
  3. hard to read
  4. hard to read
  5. True
  6. easy to read
  7. 30
  8. serif fonts
  9. 32
  10. 31.5
  11. hard to read
  12. serifs (small feet)
  13. True
  14. easy to read
  15. 1.75
  16. 13.5
  17. True
  18. 56
  19. 64
  20. 1.5
  21. serif
  22. False
  23. 33
  24. easy to read
  25. hard to read
  26. 36
  27. serif
  28. 19.5
  29. sans-serif
  30. sans-serif
  31. 0.5
  32. easy to read
  33. False
  34. True
  35. 18
  36. 40
  37. 54
  38. hard to read
  39. False
  40. two or three at most

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