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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 192 · 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.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) two or three at most (b) at least ten (c) none at all (d) a new one per word
  2. 2.True or false: space between lines is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔤 Text is set at 24 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  4. 4.🔤 Text is set at 16 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  5. 5.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  7. 7.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  8. 8.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  10. 10.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔤 Text is set at 11 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  13. 13.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  14. 14.🔤 Text is set at 9 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  15. 15.🔤 Text is set at 20 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  16. 16.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  18. 18.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  19. 19.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) shorter (b) harder to read (c) quieter (d) easier to read
  20. 20.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  21. 21.True or false: lines squashed together is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: one or two fonts is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: dark words, pale page is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔤 Body text is 12 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 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  26. 26.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  27. 27.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) letters (b) serifs (small feet) (c) size (d) colour
  28. 28.True or false: “no little feet” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔤 Text is set at 14 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  30. 30.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  31. 31.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  32. 32.True or false: a plain, clear font is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  35. 35.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  36. 36.True or false: a plain, clear font is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  38. 38.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  39. 39.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?

Answer key

  1. two or three at most
  2. False
  3. 36
  4. 24
  5. True
  6. 1.5
  7. 0.75
  8. True
  9. 48
  10. True
  11. True
  12. 16.5
  13. sans-serif
  14. 13.5
  15. 30
  16. True
  17. hard to read
  18. 0.5
  19. harder to read
  20. sans-serif
  21. False
  22. False
  23. True
  24. 48
  25. 1.25
  26. 0.25
  27. serifs (small feet)
  28. False
  29. 21
  30. easy to read
  31. sans-serif
  32. False
  33. True
  34. easy to read
  35. 36
  36. True
  37. serif
  38. hard to read
  39. False
  40. 20

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