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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 224 · 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.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  2. 2.🔤 Text is set at 9 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  3. 3.🔤 Text is set at 15 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  4. 4.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  5. 5.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  6. 6.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  7. 7.🔤 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
  8. 8.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  9. 9.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  11. 11.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) quieter (b) harder to read (c) shorter (d) easier to read
  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.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  14. 14.True or false: six fonts on one page is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  16. 16.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  17. 17.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  18. 18.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  19. 19.🔤 Text is set at 23 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  20. 20.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  21. 21.True or false: fancy curly script is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  23. 23.True or false: space between lines is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  25. 25.True or false: one or two fonts is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a long story (b) a timetable (c) small labels (d) a short title
  27. 27.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  28. 28.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) kilograms (b) degrees (c) litres (d) points (pt)
  29. 29.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  30. 30.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  31. 31.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  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.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  34. 34.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  35. 35.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  37. 37.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  38. 38.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  39. 39.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  40. 40.🔤 Text is set at 11 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =

Answer key

  1. 24
  2. 13.5
  3. 22.5
  4. 1
  5. 36
  6. serif
  7. two or three at most
  8. 0.25
  9. True
  10. sans-serif
  11. harder to read
  12. 25.5
  13. 64
  14. False
  15. 44
  16. serif
  17. hard to read
  18. 72
  19. 34.5
  20. hard to read
  21. False
  22. easy to read
  23. True
  24. easy to read
  25. False
  26. a short title
  27. 2
  28. points (pt)
  29. hard to read
  30. 1.75
  31. True
  32. 15
  33. hard to read
  34. 1.25
  35. False
  36. 0.75
  37. 0.5
  38. easy to read
  39. 22
  40. 16.5

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