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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 206 · 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.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  2. 2.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) pixels (b) emoji (c) serif fonts (d) sans-serif fonts
  3. 3.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a timetable (b) a long story (c) small labels (d) a short title
  4. 4.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  5. 5.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) a new one per word (b) at least ten (c) none at all (d) two or three at most
  6. 6.🔤 Text is set at 10 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  7. 7.🔤 Text is set at 11 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  8. 8.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  9. 9.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  10. 10.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  11. 11.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  12. 12.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  13. 13.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  14. 14.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  15. 15.True or false: all text in capitals is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  17. 17.True or false: dark words, pale page is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  19. 19.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  20. 20.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  21. 21.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  22. 22.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) letters (b) colour (c) serifs (small feet) (d) size
  23. 23.🔤 Text is set at 16 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  24. 24.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: big enough letters is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: dark words, pale page is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  29. 29.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  30. 30.🔤 Text is set at 13 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  31. 31.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  32. 32.True or false: space between lines is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  34. 34.True or false: big enough letters is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  36. 36.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  37. 37.🔤 Text is set at 23 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: all text in capitals? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  39. 39.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  40. 40.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. 1.25
  2. serif fonts
  3. a short title
  4. hard to read
  5. two or three at most
  6. 15
  7. 16.5
  8. 36
  9. 0.25
  10. 20
  11. 1.5
  12. sans-serif
  13. 48
  14. easy to read
  15. False
  16. hard to read
  17. False
  18. 36
  19. 24
  20. serif
  21. 0.75
  22. serifs (small feet)
  23. 24
  24. False
  25. False
  26. True
  27. True
  28. hard to read
  29. 54
  30. 19.5
  31. 40
  32. True
  33. sans-serif
  34. False
  35. serif
  36. 48
  37. 34.5
  38. hard to read
  39. easy to read
  40. False

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