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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 288 · 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: “a classic, formal look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  3. 3.True or false: “no little feet” 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.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  6. 6.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  7. 7.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  8. 8.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  10. 10.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) letters (b) size (c) colour (d) serifs (small feet)
  11. 11.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  13. 13.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  14. 14.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  15. 15.🔤 Text is set at 17 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  16. 16.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  17. 17.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  18. 18.True or false: space between lines is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  20. 20.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  21. 21.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  22. 22.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  23. 23.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: a plain, clear font is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔤 Text is set at 9 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  26. 26.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  27. 27.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  28. 28.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  29. 29.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  30. 30.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  33. 33.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  34. 34.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  35. 35.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  36. 36.🔤 Text is set at 10 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  37. 37.True or false: dark words, pale page is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  40. 40.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?

Answer key

  1. True
  2. 1.25
  3. True
  4. False
  5. easy to read
  6. 0.75
  7. 32
  8. True
  9. 2
  10. serifs (small feet)
  11. False
  12. 1.5
  13. 1.75
  14. 42
  15. 25.5
  16. 20
  17. serif
  18. False
  19. serif
  20. sans-serif
  21. sans-serif
  22. serif
  23. True
  24. True
  25. 13.5
  26. hard to read
  27. hard to read
  28. 0.25
  29. 0.5
  30. False
  31. False
  32. sans-serif
  33. 56
  34. serif
  35. hard to read
  36. 15
  37. False
  38. True
  39. hard to read
  40. 30

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