Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 282 · 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: “no little feet”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
2. 2.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
3. 3.🔤 Text is set at 18 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
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.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) a new one per word (b) at least ten (c) none at all (d) two or three at most
6. 6.🔤 Text is set at 10 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
7. 7.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
8. 8.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
9. 9.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
11. 11.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a long story (b) a short title (c) a timetable (d) small labels
12. 12.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
13. 13.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
14. 14.True or false: six fonts on one page is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
19. 19.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
20. 20.🔤 Text is set at 16 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
21. 21.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
22. 22.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
23. 23.True or false: six fonts on one page is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: a plain, clear font is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
26. 26.🔤 Text is set at 22 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
27. 27.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
28. 28.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) pixels (b) sans-serif fonts (c) serif fonts (d) emoji
30. 30.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
34. 34.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
35. 35.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
36. 36.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
37. 37.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
38. 38.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) size (b) letters (c) colour (d) serifs (small feet)
39. 39.True or false: one or two fonts is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) points (pt) (b) degrees (c) kilograms (d) litres

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