Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 20 · 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.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
2. 2.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
4. 4.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
5. 5.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
6. 6.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a timetable (b) a short title (c) small labels (d) a long story
8. 8.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
10. 10.True or false: yellow words on white is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: lines squashed together is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) serifs (small feet) (b) size (c) colour (d) letters
13. 13.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
14. 14.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) two or three at most (b) none at all (c) a new one per word (d) at least ten
16. 16.True or false: six fonts on one page is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
18. 18.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
19. 19.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
20. 20.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
21. 21.🔤 Text is set at 17 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
22. 22.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
23. 23.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
24. 24.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
25. 25.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) degrees (b) kilograms (c) points (pt) (d) litres
26. 26.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
27. 27.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
28. 28.True or false: short lines of text is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
30. 30.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
31. 31.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
32. 32.True or false: space between lines is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
34. 34.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
35. 35.True or false: dark words, pale page is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “no little feet” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔤 Text is set at 8 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
38. 38.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
39. 39.True or false: big enough letters is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read

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