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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 279 · 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: “no little feet” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  3. 3.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  4. 4.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  5. 5.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  6. 6.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  7. 7.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  8. 8.🔤 Text is set at 13 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 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  10. 10.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) quieter (b) harder to read (c) shorter (d) easier to read
  11. 11.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  12. 12.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  13. 13.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  15. 15.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) litres (b) degrees (c) kilograms (d) points (pt)
  17. 17.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  19. 19.True or false: all text in capitals is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  22. 22.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  23. 23.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔤 Text is set at 14 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  26. 26.🔤 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
  27. 27.True or false: “no little feet” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  29. 29.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  30. 30.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔤 Text is set at 15 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  32. 32.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a timetable (b) a long story (c) a short title (d) small labels
  33. 33.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  34. 34.True or false: short lines of text is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  36. 36.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: all text in capitals is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  39. 39.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  40. 40.True or false: lines squashed together is easy to read. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. True
  2. hard to read
  3. easy to read
  4. 22
  5. hard to read
  6. sans-serif
  7. 1.5
  8. 19.5
  9. 1
  10. harder to read
  11. 0.25
  12. 1.75
  13. True
  14. serif
  15. False
  16. points (pt)
  17. False
  18. 48
  19. True
  20. True
  21. sans-serif
  22. sans-serif
  23. False
  24. False
  25. 21
  26. two or three at most
  27. False
  28. 0.5
  29. hard to read
  30. False
  31. 22.5
  32. a short title
  33. 0.75
  34. False
  35. easy to read
  36. True
  37. False
  38. 72
  39. serif
  40. False

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