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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 175 · 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: all text in capitals is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  3. 3.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  4. 4.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  6. 6.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  7. 7.True or false: dark words, pale page is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  9. 9.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  10. 10.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  11. 11.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) emoji (b) pixels (c) sans-serif fonts (d) serif fonts
  12. 12.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a long story (b) a timetable (c) small labels (d) a short title
  13. 13.🔤 Text is set at 21 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  14. 14.True or false: fancy curly script is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) a new one per word (b) two or three at most (c) at least ten (d) none at all
  17. 17.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  18. 18.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  19. 19.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  20. 20.🔤 Text is set at 8 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  21. 21.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  23. 23.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  24. 24.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  25. 25.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  27. 27.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  28. 28.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  29. 29.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  30. 30.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  31. 31.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  32. 32.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  33. 33.🔤 Text is set at 12 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  34. 34.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  35. 35.True or false: short lines of text is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔤 Text is set at 9 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  37. 37.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  38. 38.True or false: “no little feet” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  40. 40.True or false: dark words, pale page is easy to read. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. False
  2. 1.25
  3. sans-serif
  4. False
  5. 30
  6. hard to read
  7. False
  8. 1.75
  9. 44
  10. 0.5
  11. serif fonts
  12. a short title
  13. 31.5
  14. True
  15. False
  16. two or three at most
  17. hard to read
  18. 28
  19. hard to read
  20. 12
  21. True
  22. 1.5
  23. sans-serif
  24. easy to read
  25. True
  26. 64
  27. easy to read
  28. 54
  29. 20
  30. 1
  31. 24
  32. 0.25
  33. 18
  34. sans-serif
  35. False
  36. 13.5
  37. 22
  38. False
  39. 56
  40. True

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