Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 201 · 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.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
2. 2.🔤 Text is set at 8 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: six fonts on one page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
4. 4.🔤 Text is set at 23 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
5. 5.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
6. 6.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
7. 7.True or false: a plain, clear font is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
9. 9.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) kilograms (b) litres (c) degrees (d) points (pt)
10. 10.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
11. 11.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
14. 14.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
15. 15.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) size (b) serifs (small feet) (c) colour (d) letters
16. 16.🔤 Text is set at 13 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
17. 17.🔤 Text is set at 22 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
18. 18.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) two or three at most (b) none at all (c) at least ten (d) a new one per word
19. 19.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
20. 20.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
21. 21.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) emoji (b) pixels (c) sans-serif fonts (d) serif fonts
22. 22.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) quieter (b) harder to read (c) shorter (d) easier to read
23. 23.True or false: “no little feet” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
25. 25.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
26. 26.🔤 Text is set at 12 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
27. 27.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
30. 30.True or false: big enough letters is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
32. 32.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
33. 33.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a timetable (b) a long story (c) a short title (d) small labels
35. 35.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
36. 36.🔤 Text is set at 16 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
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.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
39. 39.🔤 Text is set at 9 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
40. 40.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read

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