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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 255 · 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: “like an old newspaper”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  2. 2.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  5. 5.🔤 Text is set at 20 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  6. 6.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) shorter (b) easier to read (c) quieter (d) harder to read
  7. 7.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) sans-serif fonts (b) emoji (c) pixels (d) serif fonts
  8. 8.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  9. 9.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  10. 10.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  11. 11.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a timetable (b) a short title (c) small labels (d) a long story
  12. 12.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  13. 13.🔤 Text is set at 10 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  14. 14.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  15. 15.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  16. 16.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) at least ten (b) a new one per word (c) two or three at most (d) none at all
  17. 17.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  18. 18.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  19. 19.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  20. 20.True or false: big enough letters is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔤 Text is set at 22 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  22. 22.True or false: a plain, clear font is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) degrees (b) kilograms (c) points (pt) (d) litres
  24. 24.🔤 Text is set at 18 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  25. 25.🔤 Text is set at 15 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  26. 26.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  27. 27.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  29. 29.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  30. 30.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  32. 32.🔤 Text is set at 9 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  33. 33.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  34. 34.True or false: short lines of text is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “no little feet” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  38. 38.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  40. 40.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. serif
  2. True
  3. True
  4. hard to read
  5. 30
  6. harder to read
  7. serif fonts
  8. 1
  9. 1.75
  10. sans-serif
  11. a short title
  12. 40
  13. 15
  14. hard to read
  15. easy to read
  16. two or three at most
  17. 0.5
  18. sans-serif
  19. hard to read
  20. False
  21. 33
  22. True
  23. points (pt)
  24. 27
  25. 22.5
  26. sans-serif
  27. False
  28. 48
  29. 1.25
  30. True
  31. serif
  32. 13.5
  33. 0.25
  34. True
  35. False
  36. False
  37. 32
  38. True
  39. 2
  40. True

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