Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 265 · 40 questions

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.

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

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