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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 184 · 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.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a short title (b) a timetable (c) small labels (d) a long story
  2. 2.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  3. 3.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  4. 4.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  5. 5.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  6. 6.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  7. 7.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  8. 8.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  9. 9.True or false: short lines of text is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: fancy curly script is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔤 Text is set at 10 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  12. 12.🔤 Text is set at 13 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  13. 13.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) none at all (b) two or three at most (c) at least ten (d) a new one per word
  15. 15.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  16. 16.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: six fonts on one page is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “no little feet” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “no little feet” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  22. 22.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  23. 23.🔤 Text is set at 15 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  24. 24.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  25. 25.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  26. 26.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  27. 27.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  28. 28.🔤 Text is set at 17 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  29. 29.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  30. 30.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) quieter (b) harder to read (c) easier to read (d) shorter
  31. 31.🔤 Text is set at 19 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  32. 32.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) colour (b) serifs (small feet) (c) letters (d) size
  33. 33.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  34. 34.True or false: all text in capitals is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  36. 36.True or false: one or two fonts is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  40. 40.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. a short title
  2. hard to read
  3. 54
  4. serif
  5. sans-serif
  6. serif
  7. 1.75
  8. easy to read
  9. False
  10. True
  11. 15
  12. 19.5
  13. True
  14. two or three at most
  15. 72
  16. True
  17. False
  18. True
  19. True
  20. False
  21. 0.5
  22. 33
  23. 22.5
  24. 22
  25. sans-serif
  26. sans-serif
  27. 48
  28. 25.5
  29. serif
  30. harder to read
  31. 28.5
  32. serifs (small feet)
  33. 30
  34. True
  35. hard to read
  36. True
  37. False
  38. True
  39. hard to read
  40. False

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