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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 254 · 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: “plain letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  2. 2.True or false: yellow words on white is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔤 Text is set at 21 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  5. 5.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  6. 6.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  7. 7.True or false: dark words, pale page is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: space between lines is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔤 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
  10. 10.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: fancy curly script is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  13. 13.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) serifs (small feet) (b) size (c) colour (d) letters
  14. 14.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  15. 15.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  16. 16.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  17. 17.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) harder to read (b) quieter (c) shorter (d) easier to read
  18. 18.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  19. 19.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  20. 20.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  21. 21.🔤 Text is set at 17 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  22. 22.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) sans-serif fonts (b) serif fonts (c) emoji (d) pixels
  23. 23.🔤 Text is set at 15 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  24. 24.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  25. 25.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  26. 26.True or false: dark words, pale page is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “no little feet” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  29. 29.🔤 Text is set at 12 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  30. 30.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  32. 32.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  33. 33.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  34. 34.True or false: a plain, clear font is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: big enough letters is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  37. 37.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  38. 38.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  39. 39.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  40. 40.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) small labels (b) a timetable (c) a long story (d) a short title

Answer key

  1. sans-serif
  2. True
  3. True
  4. 31.5
  5. 2
  6. 0.25
  7. True
  8. True
  9. two or three at most
  10. False
  11. False
  12. 72
  13. serifs (small feet)
  14. 36
  15. 20
  16. 1.25
  17. harder to read
  18. easy to read
  19. 1.75
  20. 28
  21. 25.5
  22. serif fonts
  23. 22.5
  24. 64
  25. hard to read
  26. False
  27. False
  28. sans-serif
  29. 18
  30. True
  31. hard to read
  32. 0.75
  33. 1.5
  34. False
  35. True
  36. 22
  37. hard to read
  38. 33
  39. easy to read
  40. a short title

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