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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 213 · 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.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  2. 2.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  3. 3.🔤 Text is set at 11 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  4. 4.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  5. 5.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) letters (b) serifs (small feet) (c) colour (d) size
  6. 6.🔤 Text is set at 12 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  7. 7.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  8. 8.🔤 Body text is 16 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 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  10. 10.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) none at all (b) a new one per word (c) at least ten (d) two or three at most
  11. 11.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  12. 12.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  13. 13.True or false: fancy curly script is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) emoji (b) serif fonts (c) sans-serif fonts (d) pixels
  15. 15.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  16. 16.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  17. 17.True or false: big enough letters is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: space between lines is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  20. 20.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  22. 22.🔤 Text is set at 24 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  23. 23.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a timetable (b) a short title (c) small labels (d) a long story
  24. 24.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  25. 25.🔤 Text is set at 9 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  26. 26.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  31. 31.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  32. 32.🔤 Text is set at 10 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  33. 33.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  34. 34.True or false: all text in capitals is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  36. 36.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  37. 37.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  38. 38.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  39. 39.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  40. 40.True or false: lines squashed together is easy to read. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. easy to read
  2. 2
  3. 16.5
  4. 54
  5. serifs (small feet)
  6. 18
  7. easy to read
  8. 32
  9. 0.5
  10. two or three at most
  11. hard to read
  12. sans-serif
  13. False
  14. serif fonts
  15. 1.25
  16. easy to read
  17. True
  18. False
  19. 30
  20. True
  21. serif
  22. 36
  23. a short title
  24. sans-serif
  25. 13.5
  26. False
  27. True
  28. True
  29. True
  30. 40
  31. easy to read
  32. 15
  33. 1
  34. False
  35. hard to read
  36. hard to read
  37. serif
  38. 0.25
  39. 72
  40. False

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