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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 248 · 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 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  2. 2.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) small labels (b) a timetable (c) a long story (d) a short title
  3. 3.🔤 Text is set at 17 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  4. 4.🔤 Text is set at 8 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  5. 5.🔤 Text is set at 16 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  6. 6.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  7. 7.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  8. 8.🔤 Text is set at 9 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  9. 9.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  10. 10.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  11. 11.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  12. 12.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) litres (b) points (pt) (c) kilograms (d) degrees
  13. 13.True or false: fancy curly script is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  16. 16.🔤 Text is set at 11 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  17. 17.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) letters (b) size (c) colour (d) serifs (small feet)
  18. 18.🔤 Text is set at 23 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  19. 19.True or false: a plain, clear font is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: six fonts on one page is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  22. 22.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  23. 23.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  24. 24.True or false: space between lines is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  26. 26.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  27. 27.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  28. 28.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  29. 29.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  31. 31.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  32. 32.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  33. 33.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  34. 34.🔤 Text is set at 10 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  35. 35.True or false: space between lines is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: one or two fonts is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) two or three at most (b) at least ten (c) none at all (d) a new one per word
  38. 38.🔤 Text is set at 19 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  39. 39.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  40. 40.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. 20
  2. a short title
  3. 25.5
  4. 12
  5. 24
  6. serif
  7. sans-serif
  8. 13.5
  9. sans-serif
  10. easy to read
  11. easy to read
  12. points (pt)
  13. False
  14. True
  15. hard to read
  16. 16.5
  17. serifs (small feet)
  18. 34.5
  19. False
  20. False
  21. sans-serif
  22. 1.5
  23. 2
  24. False
  25. 72
  26. serif
  27. 0.25
  28. easy to read
  29. False
  30. easy to read
  31. 48
  32. 1
  33. 1.75
  34. 15
  35. True
  36. True
  37. two or three at most
  38. 28.5
  39. 56
  40. True

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