Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text
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.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) emoji (b) sans-serif fonts (c) pixels (d) serif fonts
- 2.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
- 3.🔤 Text is set at 21 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
- 4.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
- 5.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) easier to read (b) quieter (c) shorter (d) harder to read
- 6.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
- 8.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
- 9.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
- 10.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) small labels (b) a timetable (c) a long story (d) a short title
- 11.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
- 12.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
- 13.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
- 14.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
- 16.True or false: dark words, pale page is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) a new one per word (b) two or three at most (c) none at all (d) at least ten
- 18.True or false: big enough letters is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
- 20.🔤 Text is set at 17 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
- 21.🔤 Text is set at 22 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
- 22.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
- 23.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🔤 Text is set at 16 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
- 25.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) size (b) letters (c) colour (d) serifs (small feet)
- 26.True or false: space between lines is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
- 28.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) points (pt) (b) kilograms (c) litres (d) degrees
- 29.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
- 30.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
- 31.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
- 32.🔤 Text is set at 12 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
- 33.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
- 34.True or false: yellow words on white is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
- 36.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
- 37.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
- 38.True or false: “no little feet” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
- 40.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
Answer key
- serif fonts
- 28
- 31.5
- 22
- harder to read
- False
- 40
- serif
- sans-serif
- a short title
- hard to read
- 20
- serif
- True
- serif
- False
- two or three at most
- True
- hard to read
- 25.5
- 33
- False
- True
- 24
- serifs (small feet)
- True
- serif
- points (pt)
- 24
- easy to read
- 42
- 18
- hard to read
- False
- sans-serif
- sans-serif
- 33
- True
- hard to read
- 1.75
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