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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 177 · 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.🔤 Text is set at 8 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  2. 2.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) letters (b) colour (c) size (d) serifs (small feet)
  3. 3.🔤 Text is set at 16 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  4. 4.True or false: a plain, clear font is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  6. 6.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  7. 7.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  8. 8.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  9. 9.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  10. 10.True or false: short lines of text is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  12. 12.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  13. 13.True or false: big enough letters is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  15. 15.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  16. 16.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  17. 17.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  18. 18.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  20. 20.🔤 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
  21. 21.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) harder to read (b) quieter (c) shorter (d) easier to read
  22. 22.True or false: short lines of text is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  25. 25.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  26. 26.True or false: dark words, pale page is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: big enough letters is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔤 Text is set at 21 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  29. 29.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  30. 30.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  31. 31.🔤 Text is set at 23 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  32. 32.🔤 Text is set at 9 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  33. 33.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  34. 34.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a timetable (b) a short title (c) a long story (d) small labels
  37. 37.🔤 Text is set at 10 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  38. 38.🔤 Text is set at 18 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  39. 39.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =

Answer key

  1. 12
  2. serifs (small feet)
  3. 24
  4. False
  5. serif
  6. 64
  7. 36
  8. 1.5
  9. hard to read
  10. False
  11. sans-serif
  12. serif
  13. False
  14. easy to read
  15. 36
  16. serif
  17. hard to read
  18. True
  19. easy to read
  20. two or three at most
  21. harder to read
  22. True
  23. True
  24. 44
  25. 0.75
  26. True
  27. True
  28. 31.5
  29. sans-serif
  30. 33
  31. 34.5
  32. 13.5
  33. sans-serif
  34. False
  35. True
  36. a short title
  37. 15
  38. 27
  39. True
  40. 1.25

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