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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 217 · 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 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  2. 2.True or false: “no little feet” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔤 Text is set at 21 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  4. 4.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) sans-serif fonts (b) emoji (c) pixels (d) serif fonts
  5. 5.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  7. 7.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  8. 8.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 3 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.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  12. 12.🔤 Text is set at 17 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  13. 13.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  14. 14.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  16. 16.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  17. 17.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  18. 18.True or false: one or two fonts is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  22. 22.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  23. 23.True or false: dark words, pale page is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a short title (b) a long story (c) a timetable (d) small labels
  25. 25.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  26. 26.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  27. 27.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  28. 28.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) size (b) colour (c) serifs (small feet) (d) letters
  29. 29.🔤 Text is set at 12 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  30. 30.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔤 Text is set at 13 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  32. 32.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  33. 33.🔤 Text is set at 14 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  34. 34.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: space between lines is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: yellow words on white is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  39. 39.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  40. 40.🔤 Text is set at 10 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =

Answer key

  1. 0.75
  2. True
  3. 31.5
  4. serif fonts
  5. False
  6. 48
  7. easy to read
  8. 54
  9. 0.5
  10. False
  11. sans-serif
  12. 25.5
  13. easy to read
  14. False
  15. hard to read
  16. 28
  17. 1.5
  18. False
  19. True
  20. True
  21. hard to read
  22. sans-serif
  23. False
  24. a short title
  25. serif
  26. hard to read
  27. serif
  28. serifs (small feet)
  29. 18
  30. False
  31. 19.5
  32. sans-serif
  33. 21
  34. False
  35. True
  36. False
  37. False
  38. 48
  39. easy to read
  40. 15

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