Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 283 · 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: fancy curly script? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
2. 2.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a long story (b) a short title (c) small labels (d) a timetable
3. 3.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) kilograms (b) degrees (c) litres (d) points (pt)
6. 6.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
8. 8.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
10. 10.🔤 Text is set at 11 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
11. 11.True or false: fancy curly script is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
13. 13.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
15. 15.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
16. 16.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
17. 17.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
18. 18.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
19. 19.🔤 Text is set at 15 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
20. 20.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
21. 21.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
22. 22.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: one or two fonts is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔤 Text is set at 8 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
25. 25.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) none at all (b) two or three at most (c) a new one per word (d) at least ten
26. 26.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: six fonts on one page is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
29. 29.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
30. 30.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) colour (b) size (c) serifs (small feet) (d) letters
31. 31.True or false: space between lines is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
33. 33.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
34. 34.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
35. 35.True or false: short lines of text is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
37. 37.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
38. 38.🔤 Text is set at 22 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
39. 39.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
40. 40.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False

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