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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 250 · 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: “a classic, formal look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  2. 2.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  3. 3.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: yellow words on white is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  6. 6.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  7. 7.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  8. 8.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  9. 9.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  11. 11.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) shorter (b) harder to read (c) quieter (d) easier to read
  12. 12.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  13. 13.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  14. 14.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a long story (b) small labels (c) a timetable (d) a short title
  15. 15.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  16. 16.🔤 Text is set at 13 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  17. 17.🔤 Text is set at 24 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  18. 18.🔤 Text is set at 16 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  19. 19.True or false: yellow words on white is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  21. 21.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  22. 22.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  23. 23.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  24. 24.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  25. 25.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  26. 26.True or false: dark words, pale page is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  28. 28.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  29. 29.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: one or two fonts is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: six fonts on one page is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  34. 34.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) two or three at most (b) a new one per word (c) none at all (d) at least ten
  35. 35.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  36. 36.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  37. 37.🔤 Text is set at 21 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  38. 38.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: short lines of text is hard to read. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. serif
  2. 48
  3. True
  4. True
  5. hard to read
  6. easy to read
  7. 1.25
  8. easy to read
  9. False
  10. 24
  11. harder to read
  12. sans-serif
  13. serif
  14. a short title
  15. 2
  16. 19.5
  17. 36
  18. 24
  19. False
  20. 36
  21. 0.5
  22. 36
  23. sans-serif
  24. sans-serif
  25. 56
  26. True
  27. easy to read
  28. 1.5
  29. False
  30. False
  31. False
  32. True
  33. 0.25
  34. two or three at most
  35. 1.75
  36. sans-serif
  37. 31.5
  38. False
  39. True
  40. False

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