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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 240 · 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.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  2. 2.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  3. 3.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  4. 4.True or false: fancy curly script is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔤 Text is set at 22 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  6. 6.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) emoji (b) pixels (c) sans-serif fonts (d) serif fonts
  7. 7.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  8. 8.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  9. 9.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a short title (b) a long story (c) a timetable (d) small labels
  10. 10.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  11. 11.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  12. 12.🔤 Text is set at 12 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  13. 13.🔤 Text is set at 21 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  14. 14.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) a new one per word (b) none at all (c) two or three at most (d) at least ten
  15. 15.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  16. 16.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  17. 17.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  18. 18.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  19. 19.True or false: lines squashed together is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔤 Text is set at 24 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  21. 21.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  22. 22.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  23. 23.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  24. 24.🔤 Text is set at 8 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  25. 25.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  26. 26.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  27. 27.True or false: big enough letters is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) letters (b) size (c) colour (d) serifs (small feet)
  29. 29.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  31. 31.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  32. 32.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  33. 33.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: big enough letters is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  37. 37.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  38. 38.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔤 Text is set at 19 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  40. 40.True or false: “no little feet” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. sans-serif
  2. 20
  3. easy to read
  4. False
  5. 33
  6. serif fonts
  7. hard to read
  8. 0.25
  9. a short title
  10. 1.5
  11. 22
  12. 18
  13. 31.5
  14. two or three at most
  15. 36
  16. 28
  17. sans-serif
  18. 36
  19. False
  20. 36
  21. sans-serif
  22. serif
  23. 44
  24. 12
  25. serif
  26. 32
  27. True
  28. serifs (small feet)
  29. False
  30. 1.25
  31. hard to read
  32. 64
  33. False
  34. True
  35. False
  36. hard to read
  37. easy to read
  38. False
  39. 28.5
  40. False

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