Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 182 · 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.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
2. 2.🔤 Text is set at 10 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
3. 3.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
4. 4.🔤 Text is set at 22 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
5. 5.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) degrees (b) kilograms (c) points (pt) (d) litres
6. 6.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) a new one per word (b) at least ten (c) two or three at most (d) none at all
7. 7.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
8. 8.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
9. 9.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) serif fonts (b) emoji (c) sans-serif fonts (d) pixels
10. 10.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
11. 11.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: yellow words on white is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔤 Text is set at 9 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
14. 14.🔤 Text is set at 20 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
15. 15.True or false: space between lines is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
18. 18.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
19. 19.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
20. 20.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
21. 21.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a short title (b) a timetable (c) small labels (d) a long story
22. 22.True or false: short lines of text is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
24. 24.🔤 Text is set at 8 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
25. 25.True or false: six fonts on one page is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) harder to read (b) shorter (c) quieter (d) easier to read
27. 27.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) colour (b) letters (c) serifs (small feet) (d) size
29. 29.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
30. 30.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
31. 31.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
32. 32.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
33. 33.🔤 Text is set at 11 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
34. 34.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
35. 35.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
36. 36.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
37. 37.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
38. 38.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =

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