Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 277 · 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.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
2. 2.🔤 Text is set at 22 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
3. 3.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
4. 4.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) a new one per word (b) at least ten (c) two or three at most (d) none at all
5. 5.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) emoji (b) serif fonts (c) sans-serif fonts (d) pixels
7. 7.True or false: lines squashed together is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔤 Text is set at 21 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
9. 9.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
10. 10.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
11. 11.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
12. 12.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
13. 13.True or false: a plain, clear font is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
15. 15.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
17. 17.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) serifs (small feet) (b) colour (c) size (d) letters
18. 18.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
19. 19.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
21. 21.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
22. 22.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
23. 23.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
25. 25.True or false: space between lines is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔤 Text is set at 17 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
27. 27.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) kilograms (b) degrees (c) litres (d) points (pt)
28. 28.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) easier to read (b) harder to read (c) shorter (d) quieter
29. 29.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
30. 30.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a timetable (b) small labels (c) a short title (d) a long story
31. 31.🔤 Text is set at 9 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
32. 32.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
34. 34.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
36. 36.True or false: one or two fonts is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
38. 38.🔤 Text is set at 12 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
39. 39.🔤 Text is set at 14 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
40. 40.True or false: dark words, pale page is hard to read. (a) False (b) True

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