Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 156 · 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: space between lines is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
4. 4.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) litres (b) degrees (c) points (pt) (d) kilograms
5. 5.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
6. 6.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) colour (b) serifs (small feet) (c) letters (d) size
7. 7.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
8. 8.🔤 Text is set at 9 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
9. 9.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
10. 10.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
11. 11.🔤 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
12. 12.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
13. 13.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
14. 14.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
15. 15.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
16. 16.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
17. 17.True or false: dark words, pale page is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
19. 19.True or false: all text in capitals is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
22. 22.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
24. 24.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
26. 26.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
27. 27.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
28. 28.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) emoji (b) pixels (c) sans-serif fonts (d) serif fonts
29. 29.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
30. 30.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
31. 31.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: a plain, clear font is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
35. 35.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
36. 36.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
37. 37.True or false: one or two fonts is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: short lines of text is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: space between lines is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif

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