Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 292 · 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: six fonts on one page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
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 9 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
4. 4.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
7. 7.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: yellow words on white is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
11. 11.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
12. 12.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
13. 13.True or false: dark words, pale page is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) colour (b) size (c) serifs (small feet) (d) letters
15. 15.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
16. 16.🔤 Text is set at 17 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
17. 17.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔤 Text is set at 11 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
19. 19.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
20. 20.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
22. 22.True or false: fancy curly script is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) shorter (b) harder to read (c) quieter (d) easier to read
24. 24.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
25. 25.True or false: “no little feet” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: one or two fonts is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
28. 28.🔤 Text is set at 19 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
29. 29.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
30. 30.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a timetable (b) a long story (c) small labels (d) a short title
31. 31.True or false: space between lines is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
34. 34.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
35. 35.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
36. 36.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
39. 39.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
40. 40.🔤 Text is set at 20 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =

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