Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 135 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔤 Text is set at 9 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
3. 3.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) at least ten (b) two or three at most (c) a new one per word (d) none at all
4. 4.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
5. 5.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a short title (b) a long story (c) small labels (d) a timetable
6. 6.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
7. 7.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: short lines of text is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: short lines of text is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
11. 11.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
12. 12.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) colour (b) size (c) serifs (small feet) (d) letters
13. 13.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
14. 14.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
15. 15.🔤 Text is set at 20 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
16. 16.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
17. 17.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
18. 18.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
19. 19.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
21. 21.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
22. 22.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) pixels (b) sans-serif fonts (c) emoji (d) serif fonts
23. 23.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
24. 24.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: one or two fonts is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: lines squashed together is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔤 Text is set at 8 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
29. 29.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
31. 31.True or false: big enough letters is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
34. 34.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
35. 35.True or false: one or two fonts is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
37. 37.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
39. 39.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
40. 40.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read

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