Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 269 · 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.True or false: lines squashed together is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔤 Text is set at 15 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 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
6. 6.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
7. 7.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
8. 8.🔤 Text is set at 18 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
9. 9.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
10. 10.True or false: yellow words on white is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
12. 12.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
13. 13.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
14. 14.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔤 Text is set at 24 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
16. 16.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
17. 17.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
18. 18.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
19. 19.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) pixels (b) serif fonts (c) emoji (d) sans-serif fonts
20. 20.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
21. 21.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
22. 22.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) litres (b) kilograms (c) degrees (d) points (pt)
23. 23.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
26. 26.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
27. 27.True or false: all text in capitals is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
29. 29.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
30. 30.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
31. 31.True or false: space between lines is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: six fonts on one page is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: six fonts on one page is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
37. 37.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
39. 39.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
40. 40.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False

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