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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 264 · 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.🔤 Text is set at 20 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  2. 2.True or false: dark words, pale page is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  6. 6.True or false: lines squashed together is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔤 Text is set at 22 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  8. 8.🔤 Text is set at 8 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  9. 9.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  10. 10.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  11. 11.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  12. 12.True or false: six fonts on one page is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  14. 14.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  15. 15.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  16. 16.True or false: dark words, pale page is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  18. 18.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) small labels (b) a long story (c) a timetable (d) a short title
  20. 20.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  21. 21.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  22. 22.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: fancy curly script is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔤 Text is set at 9 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  25. 25.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  26. 26.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  27. 27.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  28. 28.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  29. 29.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  30. 30.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) none at all (b) a new one per word (c) two or three at most (d) at least ten
  31. 31.True or false: a plain, clear font is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  33. 33.True or false: space between lines is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  35. 35.🔤 Text is set at 19 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  36. 36.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  37. 37.True or false: “no little feet” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: one or two fonts is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  40. 40.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif

Answer key

  1. 30
  2. False
  3. False
  4. False
  5. sans-serif
  6. True
  7. 33
  8. 12
  9. serif
  10. easy to read
  11. 0.5
  12. True
  13. easy to read
  14. easy to read
  15. 1.5
  16. True
  17. 40
  18. True
  19. a short title
  20. hard to read
  21. 22
  22. False
  23. True
  24. 13.5
  25. hard to read
  26. sans-serif
  27. 30
  28. serif
  29. 1.75
  30. two or three at most
  31. False
  32. sans-serif
  33. False
  34. easy to read
  35. 28.5
  36. 72
  37. False
  38. True
  39. hard to read
  40. serif

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