Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 222 · 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.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) letters (b) serifs (small feet) (c) colour (d) size
2. 2.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
3. 3.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
4. 4.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
5. 5.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
6. 6.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) shorter (b) harder to read (c) quieter (d) easier to read
7. 7.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
8. 8.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a timetable (b) a long story (c) a short title (d) small labels
9. 9.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
10. 10.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
11. 11.True or false: yellow words on white is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
13. 13.True or false: “no little feet” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: big enough letters is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
16. 16.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
17. 17.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
18. 18.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) none at all (b) two or three at most (c) a new one per word (d) at least ten
19. 19.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
20. 20.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
21. 21.🔤 Text is set at 19 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
22. 22.True or false: fancy curly script is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
26. 26.🔤 Text is set at 15 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
27. 27.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) sans-serif fonts (b) emoji (c) serif fonts (d) pixels
29. 29.True or false: six fonts on one page is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
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.🔤 Text is set at 11 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
33. 33.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
34. 34.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
35. 35.🔤 Text is set at 20 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
36. 36.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
37. 37.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
38. 38.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
39. 39.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔤 Text is set at 18 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =

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