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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 211 · 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.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) colour (b) size (c) serifs (small feet) (d) letters
  2. 2.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a timetable (b) a short title (c) small labels (d) a long story
  3. 3.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  4. 4.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  5. 5.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  6. 6.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) two or three at most (b) at least ten (c) none at all (d) a new one per word
  7. 7.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔤 Text is set at 16 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  9. 9.🔤 Text is set at 17 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  10. 10.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  11. 11.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  12. 12.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  13. 13.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  14. 14.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  15. 15.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  16. 16.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  17. 17.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  18. 18.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  19. 19.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  20. 20.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  21. 21.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  22. 22.🔤 Text is set at 18 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  23. 23.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  24. 24.True or false: big enough letters is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  26. 26.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  28. 28.True or false: a plain, clear font is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: all text in capitals is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔤 Text is set at 10 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  32. 32.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) litres (b) points (pt) (c) kilograms (d) degrees
  33. 33.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  34. 34.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  35. 35.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  36. 36.True or false: space between lines is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  38. 38.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  39. 39.True or false: “no little feet” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: yellow words on white is hard to read. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. serifs (small feet)
  2. a short title
  3. serif
  4. 0.5
  5. 72
  6. two or three at most
  7. False
  8. 24
  9. 25.5
  10. 36
  11. 40
  12. 24
  13. serif
  14. 36
  15. easy to read
  16. 48
  17. sans-serif
  18. easy to read
  19. hard to read
  20. 1
  21. 0.25
  22. 27
  23. 2
  24. False
  25. sans-serif
  26. True
  27. serif
  28. False
  29. False
  30. True
  31. 15
  32. points (pt)
  33. easy to read
  34. 22
  35. hard to read
  36. False
  37. 30
  38. 0.75
  39. False
  40. True

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