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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 144 · 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: “a classic, formal look” 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.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  4. 4.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) litres (b) degrees (c) kilograms (d) points (pt)
  5. 5.True or false: a plain, clear font is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  7. 7.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  8. 8.🔤 Text is set at 8 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  9. 9.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  10. 10.True or false: big enough letters is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  12. 12.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  13. 13.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  14. 14.🔤 Text is set at 11 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  15. 15.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  17. 17.True or false: “no little feet” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  19. 19.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  20. 20.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  22. 22.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) size (b) serifs (small feet) (c) colour (d) letters
  23. 23.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  24. 24.True or false: short lines of text is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) at least ten (b) a new one per word (c) none at all (d) two or three at most
  26. 26.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  27. 27.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) quieter (b) shorter (c) easier to read (d) harder to read
  28. 28.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  29. 29.True or false: yellow words on white is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  31. 31.🔤 Text is set at 16 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  32. 32.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: a plain, clear font is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: dark words, pale page is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  36. 36.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  37. 37.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  38. 38.True or false: all text in capitals is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔤 Text is set at 14 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  40. 40.🔤 Text is set at 24 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =

Answer key

  1. True
  2. False
  3. sans-serif
  4. points (pt)
  5. True
  6. hard to read
  7. easy to read
  8. 12
  9. 32
  10. True
  11. 44
  12. easy to read
  13. 40
  14. 16.5
  15. False
  16. easy to read
  17. False
  18. 30
  19. easy to read
  20. False
  21. hard to read
  22. serifs (small feet)
  23. serif
  24. False
  25. two or three at most
  26. serif
  27. harder to read
  28. 1.5
  29. False
  30. 0.25
  31. 24
  32. False
  33. False
  34. False
  35. serif
  36. 48
  37. 1.75
  38. True
  39. 21
  40. 36

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