Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 205 · 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.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
2. 2.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
3. 3.🔤 Text is set at 10 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
4. 4.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
5. 5.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
6. 6.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
7. 7.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
8. 8.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
9. 9.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
10. 10.True or false: “no little feet” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔤 Text is set at 9 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
12. 12.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
13. 13.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
14. 14.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
15. 15.🔤 Text is set at 14 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
16. 16.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) harder to read (b) easier to read (c) quieter (d) shorter
18. 18.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
19. 19.True or false: all text in capitals is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔤 Text is set at 11 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
21. 21.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
22. 22.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
23. 23.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
24. 24.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
25. 25.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
26. 26.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
27. 27.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: short lines of text is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) two or three at most (b) a new one per word (c) none at all (d) at least ten
31. 31.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
32. 32.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
33. 33.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
37. 37.True or false: a plain, clear font is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
39. 39.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
40. 40.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read

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