Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text
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.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
- 2.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a long story (b) a short title (c) a timetable (d) small labels
- 3.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
- 4.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
- 5.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
- 6.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
- 7.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
- 8.🔤 Text is set at 24 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
- 9.True or false: “no little feet” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) points (pt) (b) litres (c) degrees (d) kilograms
- 11.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) easier to read (b) shorter (c) harder to read (d) quieter
- 12.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
- 13.True or false: all text in capitals is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
- 15.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
- 16.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
- 18.True or false: fancy curly script is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
- 20.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
- 21.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
- 22.True or false: dark words, pale page is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
- 24.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
- 25.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
- 26.🔤 Text is set at 19 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
- 27.🔤 Text is set at 9 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
- 28.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) emoji (b) pixels (c) serif fonts (d) sans-serif fonts
- 29.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
- 30.🔤 Text is set at 11 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
- 31.True or false: big enough letters is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) size (b) letters (c) colour (d) serifs (small feet)
- 33.🔤 Text is set at 22 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
- 34.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
- 36.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
- 37.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
- 38.🔤 Text is set at 18 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
- 39.🔤 Text is set at 12 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
- 40.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
Answer key
- 36
- a short title
- serif
- easy to read
- 22
- 1.25
- hard to read
- 36
- False
- points (pt)
- harder to read
- False
- True
- hard to read
- 0.25
- False
- serif
- False
- sans-serif
- True
- True
- True
- 56
- 36
- hard to read
- 28.5
- 13.5
- serif fonts
- 0.75
- 16.5
- True
- serifs (small feet)
- 33
- False
- 48
- 1.75
- easy to read
- 27
- 18
- hard to read
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