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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 26 · 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.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  2. 2.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) serif fonts (b) pixels (c) sans-serif fonts (d) emoji
  3. 3.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  4. 4.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  5. 5.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  6. 6.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  7. 7.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  8. 8.True or false: yellow words on white is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  11. 11.🔤 Text is set at 18 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  12. 12.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  13. 13.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  15. 15.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) litres (b) degrees (c) kilograms (d) points (pt)
  16. 16.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  18. 18.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  19. 19.🔤 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
  20. 20.True or false: yellow words on white is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  22. 22.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  24. 24.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  25. 25.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  26. 26.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  27. 27.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  28. 28.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  29. 29.True or false: space between lines is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  31. 31.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  32. 32.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “no little feet” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  35. 35.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  36. 36.🔤 Text is set at 14 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  37. 37.🔤 Text is set at 8 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  38. 38.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  39. 39.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔤 Text is set at 20 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. serif fonts
  3. hard to read
  4. easy to read
  5. 56
  6. 40
  7. sans-serif
  8. False
  9. True
  10. serif
  11. 27
  12. 44
  13. False
  14. sans-serif
  15. points (pt)
  16. False
  17. 42
  18. 30
  19. two or three at most
  20. True
  21. sans-serif
  22. False
  23. 0.5
  24. easy to read
  25. hard to read
  26. 36
  27. serif
  28. easy to read
  29. False
  30. serif
  31. 0.25
  32. True
  33. True
  34. 48
  35. 22
  36. 21
  37. 12
  38. 1.5
  39. False
  40. 30

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