Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text
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.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
- 2.True or false: “no little feet” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
- 4.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) quieter (b) easier to read (c) harder to read (d) shorter
- 5.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
- 7.True or false: a plain, clear font is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
- 9.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) serifs (small feet) (b) colour (c) size (d) letters
- 11.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
- 12.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
- 13.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) kilograms (b) points (pt) (c) degrees (d) litres
- 14.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
- 15.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
- 16.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
- 17.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
- 19.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
- 20.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
- 21.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
- 22.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
- 24.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
- 25.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a long story (b) a timetable (c) small labels (d) a short title
- 26.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
- 27.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
- 28.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
- 29.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
- 31.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
- 32.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
- 33.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
- 34.True or false: lines squashed together is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
- 36.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
- 37.🔤 Text is set at 19 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
- 38.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
- 39.🔤 Text is set at 18 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
- 40.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- 0.25
- False
- 30
- harder to read
- False
- hard to read
- False
- easy to read
- False
- serifs (small feet)
- 1.5
- hard to read
- points (pt)
- 2
- 1
- True
- False
- serif
- 64
- sans-serif
- 1.75
- False
- easy to read
- easy to read
- a short title
- hard to read
- 20
- sans-serif
- True
- hard to read
- 1.25
- 72
- sans-serif
- True
- sans-serif
- 28
- 28.5
- serif
- 27
- True
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