Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 235 · 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.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
2. 2.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) easier to read (b) quieter (c) shorter (d) harder to read
3. 3.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) two or three at most (b) a new one per word (c) at least ten (d) none at all
4. 4.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) litres (b) degrees (c) points (pt) (d) kilograms
5. 5.🔤 Text is set at 9 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
6. 6.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
7. 7.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
8. 8.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
9. 9.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
10. 10.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
11. 11.True or false: a plain, clear font is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
13. 13.True or false: short lines of text is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
15. 15.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
16. 16.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
18. 18.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
19. 19.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
21. 21.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
22. 22.🔤 Text is set at 12 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
23. 23.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) serifs (small feet) (b) letters (c) colour (d) size
24. 24.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: one or two fonts is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
27. 27.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
28. 28.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) emoji (b) serif fonts (c) sans-serif fonts (d) pixels
29. 29.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
30. 30.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
32. 32.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
33. 33.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) small labels (b) a long story (c) a short title (d) a timetable
34. 34.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
35. 35.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
36. 36.🔤 Text is set at 8 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
37. 37.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
38. 38.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: space between lines is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔤 Text is set at 24 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =

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