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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 273 · 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.True or false: six fonts on one page is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) degrees (b) points (pt) (c) litres (d) kilograms
  3. 3.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  4. 4.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  5. 5.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  6. 6.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  8. 8.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  9. 9.🔤 Text is set at 18 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  10. 10.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) sans-serif fonts (b) pixels (c) emoji (d) serif fonts
  11. 11.🔤 Text is set at 24 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  12. 12.True or false: lines squashed together is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  14. 14.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  15. 15.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  16. 16.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  17. 17.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  18. 18.🔤 Text is set at 11 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  19. 19.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  20. 20.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a long story (b) a short title (c) small labels (d) a timetable
  21. 21.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  22. 22.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  25. 25.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  26. 26.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  27. 27.True or false: one or two fonts is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: dark words, pale page is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) at least ten (b) two or three at most (c) none at all (d) a new one per word
  30. 30.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  32. 32.🔤 Text is set at 8 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  33. 33.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  34. 34.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  35. 35.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  36. 36.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  37. 37.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  39. 39.True or false: “no little feet” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: all text in capitals is hard to read. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. False
  2. points (pt)
  3. 0.75
  4. sans-serif
  5. sans-serif
  6. False
  7. 48
  8. 1.75
  9. 27
  10. serif fonts
  11. 36
  12. False
  13. 0.25
  14. serif
  15. easy to read
  16. 32
  17. hard to read
  18. 16.5
  19. 24
  20. a short title
  21. 0.5
  22. False
  23. True
  24. 22
  25. hard to read
  26. easy to read
  27. True
  28. False
  29. two or three at most
  30. True
  31. easy to read
  32. 12
  33. easy to read
  34. 28
  35. 20
  36. 40
  37. False
  38. 33
  39. True
  40. True

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